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