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How to say 'Outskirts' in Japanese | 町外れ

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The Japanese word for Outskirts is 'Machihazure', written as 町外れ in Japanese.'Outskirts' in hiragana is まちはずれ.

    word

    町外れ

    Meaning

    Outskirts

    Reading

    まちはずれ

    machihazure

    Kanji

    町Town 外Outside

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '町外れ (まちはずれ)' refers to the outskirts or edge of a town. It is used to describe areas that are on the periphery of a town or city, often less populated or developed compared to the central areas. For example: The park is on the outskirts of town「公園は町外れにある」(こうえんはまちはずれにある). They built a new factory on the outskirts「彼らは町外れに新しい工場を建てた」(かれらはまちはずれにあたらしいこうじょうをたてた). This term is commonly used in both casual and formal contexts to describe locations that are away from the main part of a town.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5575

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 町外れ

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    町

    Meaning

    Town

  • kanji

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

Hiragana in the Word 町外れ

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    れ

    Reading

    Re

Words Related to 町外れ Through the Kanji 町

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 町 as well.

  • word

    町

    Meaning

    Town

  • word

    下町

    Meaning

    Downtown

  • word

    町中

    Meaning

    Town center

  • word

    町角

    Meaning

    Street corner

Words Related to 町外れ Through the Kanji 外

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 外 as well.

  • word

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    以外

    Meaning

    Except

  • word

    外人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    外国人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    外国語

    Meaning

    Foreign language

  • word

    外国

    Meaning

    Foreign country

  • word

    海外

    Meaning

    Overseas

  • word

    外す

    Meaning

    Remove, Miss

  • word

    意外

    Meaning

    Unexpected

  • word

    外出

    Meaning

    Outing

  • word

    外食

    Meaning

    Eating out

  • word

    外来語

    Meaning

    Loanword

  • word

    国外

    Meaning

    Abroad

  • word

    外部

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    外交

    Meaning

    Diplomacy, Foreign relations

  • word

    案外

    Meaning

    Unexpectedly

  • word

    例外

    Meaning

    Exception

  • word

    外相

    Meaning

    Foreign minister

  • word

    外観

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    外貨

    Meaning

    Foreign currency

  • word

    外れる

    Meaning

    Detach, Miss

  • word

    外務省

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    外科

    Meaning

    Surgery

  • word

    外側

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    外れ

    Meaning

    End, Miss

  • word

    郊外

    Meaning

    Suburbs

  • word

    外務

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    外来

    Meaning

    Foreign

  • word

    内外

    Meaning

    Inside outside, Domestic foreign

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