This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、ちまた
Romaji: kou, chimata
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

fork in road, scene, arena, theater

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  49
Frequency:  2415
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-4-5
Korean Reading:  hang
Chinese Reading:  hang4
Unicode:  5df7
JIS:  392B

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1465
New Nelson Index: 1543
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k6.17
Four Corner Index: 4471.7
Japanese Names Index: 974
Daikanwanjiten Index: 8756X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0391
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2162
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3097
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1956

Words

(ちまた)
the public (esp. much-discussed, much-heard); the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; quarters; location (of a battle, etc.); scene (e.g. of carnage); divide (e.g. between life and death); fork (in a road); crossroads
悪の巷 (あくのちまた)
skid row; underworld
街談巷説 (がいだんこうせつ)
street gossips and idle rumors
巷談 (こうだん)
rumour; rumor; gossip
陋巷 (ろうこう)
narrow, dirty backstreet
巷説 (こうせつ)
gossip; talk about town
街談巷語 (がいだんこうご)
street gossips and idle rumors; hearsay
巷間 (こうかん)
on the street; around town; the world; the public
修羅の巷 (しゅらのちまた)
scene of carnage
柳巷花街 (りゅうこうかがい)
red-light district; pleasure quarter
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