町(まち)

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noun

town, city

See also: 街(まち) (town, street, downtown)

1. town, city

An urban area; a populated place.

この町(まち)は静(しず)かです。

This town is quiet.

町(まち)で買(か)い物(もの)をしました。

I went shopping in town.

新(あたら)しい町(まち)に引(ひ)っ越(こ)しました。

I moved to a new town.

この町(まち)には駅(えき)が二(ふた)つあります。

There are two stations in this town.

私(わたし)が生(う)まれた町(まち)は山(やま)の近(ちか)くにあって、空気(くうき)がとてもきれいでした。

The town where I was born was near the mountains, and the air was very clean.

町(まち) refers to a town or urban area, often used for smaller municipalities or neighborhoods.

Writing

町(まち): town, municipality (administrative unit)
街(まち): city streets, downtown area (emphasis on the urban atmosphere)

Common expressions

町(まち)に出(で)る: to go into town
町(まち)で買(か)い物(もの)をする: to shop in town
町(まち)を歩(ある)く: to walk around town
町(まち)並(な)み: townscape, row of houses

Related words

村(むら): village (smaller than 町(まち))
市(し): city (larger than 町(まち))
都会(とかい): urban area, city

Related Words

Related: 村(むら) (village)

Related: 市(し) (city)

Related: 都会(とかい) (urban area, city)

Related: 〜区(く) (ward, district)

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Added 2026.1.8 0:16 · Revised 2026.10.7 4:24

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