~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)

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