• 街道かいどう — highway / old road
• 街まち — town / city area
• 街角まちかど — street corner
• 街頭がいとう — in the street
• 商店街しょうてんがい — shopping street

街 uses the 行 radical (symbolizing movement or road) along with the phonetic part 圭. It describes places where people gather, such as crossroads, markets, and urban zones.

この街まちは 昔むかしながらの雰囲気ふんいきがある。
This town has an old-fashioned atmosphere.

街角まちかどで友ともだちに会あった。
I met a friend at the street corner.

街道かいどうを 歩あるいた。
We walked along the old road.

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