Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

2415 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: fork in road, scene, arena, theater

Kunyomi: ちまた

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: oneself

Examples

Onyomi Examples

コウカン on the street, around town, the world, the public

コウセツ gossip, talk about town

ロウコウ narrow, dirty backstreet

Kunyomi Examples

ちまた the public, the street (e.g. "word on the street"), street, district, quarters, location (e.g. of a battle), scene (e.g. of carnage), divide (e.g. between life and death), fork (in a road), crossroads

で話題 ちまたでわだい much-talked-about, recently popular, in vogue

悪の あくのちまた skid row, underworld

修羅の しゅらのちまた scene of carnage