Meaning of 町 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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町, 街JLPT 5
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Kana Readingまち, ちょう
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Romajimachi, chō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- street; road
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- 109.09 m
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- 0.99 hectares
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Example Sentences
町, 街, まち, ちょう used in context
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Machida is an interesting city that's a mix of the old and the new.
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Doesn't it irritate you to see couples making out around town?
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Today I'm shopping in town as well as running an errand for my grandmother.
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只見町は福島県南会津地方にあり、急峻な山を隔てて新潟との県境に位置しています。
Tadami is in Minamiaizu in Fukushima; cut off by steep mountains and located on the prefecture border with Niigata.
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このようなポスターを貼るには許可が必要ですし、だいいち街の美観を損ないます！
You need permission to put up that sort of poster, and, most of all, you're ruining the looks of the street!
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The streets are in full Christmas mode - it's almost Christmas Eve.
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