繁華街|はんかがいhankagai

1. nounbusiness district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
   私は日曜日にちようびにはよく繁華街はんかがいに出でかける。↗

   I often go downtown on Sunday.

• Related商業地しょうぎょうちNeutralRefers to an area where shops and companies are concentrated, used when classifying districts by purpose; 「繁華街」 stresses a crowded, lively street district.
• Related商業地域しょうぎょうちいきWrittenA written, formal term for a commercial zone in urban planning; 「繁華街」 instead evokes the bustle and lively atmosphere of a busy district.
• Antonym閑静な住宅街NeutralA quiet residential neighborhood — the opposite of the bustling 「繁華街」.

Use 「繁華街」 for a lively, crowded shopping district, as in 「夜の繁華街」. When classifying an area by purpose — shops and offices — pick 「商業地」 or 「商業地域」; the opposite is 「閑静な住宅街」.

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1. 店みせが多おおく立ち並たちならんでいて人ひとが集あつまるにぎやかな所ところ（場所ばしょ・地域ちいき）。