巷間 (コウカン) on the street, around town, the world, the public
巷説 (コウセツ) gossip, talk about town
陋巷 (ロウコウ) narrow, dirty backstreet
Kunyomi Examples
巷 (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
巷で話題 (ちまたでわだい) much-talked-about, recently popular, in vogue
悪の巷 (あくのちまた) skid row, underworld
修羅の巷 (しゅらのちまた) scene of carnage
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: 共 己
巷
Radical
Radical: 己
Meaning: oneself
己
Examples
Onyomi Examples
巷間 (コウカン) on the street, around town, the world, the public
巷説 (コウセツ) gossip, talk about town
陋巷 (ロウコウ) narrow, dirty backstreet
Kunyomi Examples
巷 (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
巷で話題 (ちまたでわだい) much-talked-about, recently popular, in vogue