まち

Town, city, street

N5noun·machi

How to remember it

町 evokes a cluster of building-blocks forming a town; read ちょう in addresses.

Example sentences

  • この町はとても静かです。

    このまちはとてもしずかです。

    This town is very quiet.

  • 町へ買い物に行きます。

    まちへかいものにいきます。

    I’m going to town to shop.

Usage

Read まち as a standalone noun; ちょう in place names (e.g., 〇〇町).

Related words

都市

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