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Zach

繁華

Reading

Kana: はんか
Romaji: hanka
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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bustle; prosperity

Kanji

Readings: ハン、 しげ.る、 しげ.く
Meanings: luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble
Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meanings: splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous

Example Sentences

繁華街(はんかがい)()てもなくウロウロした。
➥We wandered aimlessly around the shopping district.
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京都(きょうと)繁華街(はんかがい)交通(こうつう)渋滞(じゅうたい)がすごかった。
➥There was an enormous traffic jam in downtown Kyoto.
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繁華街(はんかがい)()くにはどのバスに()ったらいいですか。
➥Please tell me which bus to take to go downtown.
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(わたし)日曜日(にちようび)にはよく繁華街(はんかがい)()かける。
➥I often go downtown on Sunday.
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(はは)昨日(きのう)繁華街(はんかがい)()(もの)をしに()った。
➥My mother went shopping downtown yesterday.
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(なに)もすることがなかったので、(かれ)繁華街(はんかがい)()った。
➥Having nothing to do, he went downtown.
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