How to say 'Town' in Japanese | 町

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The Japanese word for Town is 'Machi', written as 町 in Japanese.'Town' in hiragana is まち.

word

町

Meaning

Town

Reading

まち

machi

Kanji

町Town

Explanation

The Japanese noun '町 (まち)' refers to a 'town' or a smaller urban area, typically larger than a village but smaller than a city. It is commonly used to describe a populated area with a sense of community. For example: I live in a small town「私は小さな町に住んでいます」(わたしはちいさなまちにすんでいます). This town is very quiet「この町はとても静かです」(このまちはとてもしずかです). The word can also refer to a specific district or neighborhood within a larger city, such as 'Ginza is a famous district in Tokyo'「銀座は東京の有名な町です」(ぎんざはとうきょうのゆうめいなまちです).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

817

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 町

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

町

Meaning

Town

Words Related to 町 Through the Kanji 町

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 町 as well.

word

下町

Meaning

Downtown

word

町外れ

Meaning

Outskirts

word

町中

Meaning

Town center

word

町角

Meaning

Street corner

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'Machi' means 'Town' .

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