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Meaning of 下町 in Japanese
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下町JLPT 2
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Kana Readingしたまち
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Romajishitamachi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, inc. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
- Example sentence
- ディッケンズの考えが、ロンドンの下町の生き生きした描写と共に読者には伝わる。 Dickens' thoughts come across along with the vivid depiction of old London.
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Examples of 下町, したまち in a sentence
Kanji in this word
下
JLPT 5
3 strokes
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
On'Yomi: カ, ゲ
Kun'Yomi: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる