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下町, したまち

shitamachi

JLPT LEVEL 2

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, inc. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

Examples of 下町,したまち in a Sentence

彼女は下町で生まれ育った。

She was born and brought up on the backstreets.

ディッケンズの考えが、ロンドンの下町の生き生きした描写と共に読者には伝わる。

Dickens' thoughts come across along with the vivid depiction of old London.

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