Kanji

町

town, village, block, street

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

田部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

まち

Nanori (Name Reading)

まち

Common Readings

チョウ, まち

Example sentences

まち
私たち 静かな 暮らしている

We live in a quiet town.

続く つづく
この まで 続いている

This road continues to the next town.

町中 まちなか
町中 クリスマス イルミネーション 飾られていた

The downtown area was decorated with Christmas lights.

気っ風 きっぷ
気っ風 いい として 町中 から 慕われている

He is admired by everyone in town as a man of generous spirit.

城下町 じょうかまち
金沢 美しい 城下町 として 知られています

Kanazawa is known as a beautiful castle town.

面影 おもかげ
この かつて 城下町 面影 残っている

Traces of the former castle town still remain in this city today.

下町 したまち
東京 下町 育ちました

I grew up in the old town area of Tokyo.

東京大空襲 とうきょうだいくうしゅう
東京大空襲 下町 一帯 焦土 化した

The Great Tokyo Air Raid turned the low-lying areas of the city into a scorched wasteland.

港町 みなとまち
横浜 歴史 ある 美しい 港町

Yokohama is a beautiful port town with a rich history.

酒場 さかば
港町 ある その 酒場 船乗り たち 賑わっていた

The tavern in the port town was crowded with sailors.

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