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THE KANJI · N4 · 7 strokes

町

Town ; Village ; Block ; Street

Readings on: チョウ
Kun readings: まち

町まち — city; neighbourhood

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

  • 町民ちょうみん — urban Source
  • 町角まちかど — street corner Source
  • 町人ちょうにん — merchant; merchant Source
  • 町中まちなか — city centre; in town Source
  • 下町したまち — shitamachi; low town Source
  • 室町むろまち — Muromachi (1392-1573) Source
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