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Meaning of 下町(したまち) in Japanese

下町
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
したまち
Romaji
shitamachi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    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)
    Example sentence
    ディッケンズの考えが、ロンドンの下町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.

Examples of 下町, したまち in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

7 strokes

town, village, block, street

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: まち

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

On'Yomi: カ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる

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