街路|がいろgairo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounroad; street; avenue
   彼かれらは街路がいろの雪ゆきを取り払とりはらった。↗

   They cleared the street of snow.

• Synonym通りとおりNeutralThe everyday word for a street; neutral register. 「街路」 is a written, administrative term, mostly seen in compounds like 「街路樹」 and 「街路灯」.
• SynonymストリートNeutralLoanword for street, often in compounds like 「ストリートミュージシャン」, with an urban-culture feel; 「街路」 is the written term.
• SynonymロードNeutralLoanword for road, seen in compounds like 「シルクロード」 and 「ロードバイク」; also means loading data. 「街路」 covers only urban roads.
• Synonym道みちWrittenThe on'yomi of the character, used mainly as a combining element in words like 「国道」 and 「歩道」; also an administrative region, as in Hokkaido. 「街路」 means urban roads.
• Synonym道路どうろNeutralThe generic word for roads and highways, including rural roads and expressways. 「街路」 is limited to roads inside a city.
• Related道みちWrittenThe on'yomi of the character, used mainly as a combining element in words like 「国道」 and 「歩道」; also an administrative region, as in Hokkaido. 「街路」 means urban roads.
• Related街道かいどうNeutralRoads linking towns, as in 「東海道」; focuses on intercity traffic and can run through urban areas. 「街路」 refers to roads within a city.
• RelatedロードNeutralLoanword for road, seen in compounds like 「シルクロード」 and 「ロードバイク」; also means loading data. 「街路」 covers only urban roads.
• Related路ちWrittenA literary word, now mostly a suffix in words like 「家路」 and 「旅路」; rarely used alone. 「街路」 is the written term for urban streets.
• Related町筋まちすじWrittenA street lined with shops in town, evoking a busy shopping district; fairly rare. 「街路」 is the general term for urban roads.

Use 「街路」 for roads that form the blocks of a city district; it is a written, administrative term, as in 「街路樹」. In everyday speech say 「通り」; for roads in general, including rural ones and expressways, use 「道路」; for highways linking towns, 「街道」.

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1. 市街地しがいちの区画くかくをなす道路どうろ。