Kanji Details:
- 巷
- Frequency:2415
- Kun: ちまた
- On: コウ
- Meaning: fork in road, scene, arena, theater
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 巷 ちまた the public; street, district, quarters; location (of a battle, etc.); divide (e.g. between life and death); (orig. meaning) fork (in a road), crossroads 悪の巷 あくのちまた skid row, underworld 巷談 こうだん rumour, rumor, gossip 修羅の巷 しゅらのちまた scene of carnage 巷間 こうかん on the street, around town, the world, the public 巷説 こうせつ gossip, talk about town 陋巷 ろうこう narrow, dirty backstreet 街談巷説 がいだんこうせつ street gossips and idle rumors 街談巷語 がいだんこうご street gossips and idle rumors, hearsay 柳巷花街 りゅうこうかがい red-light district, pleasure quarter