街角・町角|まちかどmachikado[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounstreet corner
   あの町まちかどに公衆こうしゅう電話でんわボックスがある。↗

   There is a telephone booth at the corner of the street.

• Related曲がり角まがりかどNeutralA turn or bend in a road, corridor, etc., and figuratively a turning point in life; 「街角」 is only a street corner or the street itself, with no figurative sense.
• Related角かどNeutralCovers many senses: the sharp corner or edge of an object, a street corner, and the rough edges of one's character; 「街角」 is used only for streets.
• Related隅すみNeutralA corner of a room, garden, road, etc., stressing a spot tucked away out of sight; 「街角」 is a street corner or the street, not an inner corner.
• Related辻つじWrittenA crossroads, by extension a busy street; old-fashioned and found mostly in older words — in everyday modern speech say 「街角」 or 「交差点」.
• Related四つ角よつかどNeutralA crossroads where two roads meet, or the four corners of something; 「街角」 is not limited to intersections and refers to any corner of the street.

Use 「街角」 for a street corner or the street itself, as in 「街角インタビュー」. For a turn or a turning point say 「曲がり角」, for a corner of a room etc. 「隅」, for a crossroads 「四つ角」; 「辻」 is old-fashioned.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 市街しがいをとおる道路どうろの角かど。
2. 街頭がいとう。路上ろじょう。