~町
~ちょうTown, district, or ward (in place names)
N4suffix·chou
How to remember it
町 pictures a rice field (田) split into sections — towns grew from divided fields.
Example sentences
駅前町に住んでいます。
えきまえちょうにすんでいます。
I live in Ekimae-chō, the district in front of the station.
桜町は静かな住宅街です。
さくらちょうはしずかなじゅうたくがいです。
Sakura-chō is a quiet residential area.
Usage
Read ちょう as an address suffix; read まち when 'town' stands alone.
Related words
町(まち)~丁目(~ちょうめ)~番地(~ばんち)通り(とおり)