町

• 読み: まち
• ローマ字: machi
• 漢字の分解: 町 (chou/machi) — town, block, neighbourhood
• 発音: /ma.t͡ɕi/

意味

Town; neighbourhood; city block. Refers to a populated area smaller than a city.

A noun meaning town or neighbourhood. In the Japanese address system, 町 (chou/machi) is an administrative division smaller than a city (市). It can refer to a small town in rural areas or a neighbourhood block within a larger city. Many place names end in 町, such as 有楽町 (Yurakucho).

例文

1. この町はとても静かです。
2. 私の町には大きい公園があります。
3. 古い町を歩くのが好きです。

使い方ガイド

場面: geography, daily life, directions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 町 originally depicted a field (田) with a path (丁) running through it, suggesting a settled area with roads.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal