丁目(ちょうめ)

ちょうめ
counter, suffix
city block, district (in addresses)
number
1. city block, district (in addresses)
A counter suffix used in Japanese addresses to indicate a numbered subdivision of a neighborhood.
I live at 3-chome, 5-banchi.
渋谷(しぶや)2丁目(ちょうめ)にある。
It's in Shibuya 2-chome.
何(なん)丁目(ちょうめ)ですか。
What chome is it?

丁目(ちょうめ) is a counter suffix used in Japanese addresses to indicate numbered subdivisions within a neighborhood (町(まち)). Each 丁目(ちょうめ) contains multiple 番地(ばんち) (lot numbers).

Cultural note

Japanese addresses run from largest to smallest unit:
都道府県(とどうふけん) → 市区町村(しくちょうそん) → 町名(ちょうめい) → 丁目(ちょうめ) → 番地(ばんち) → 号(ごう)

Counting patterns

  • 1丁目(ちょうめ) (いっちょうめ)
  • 2丁目(ちょうめ) (にちょうめ)
  • 3丁目(ちょうめ) (さんちょうめ)
  • 何(なん)丁目(ちょうめ): what block number?

Usage

When giving addresses verbally, the number comes before 丁目(ちょうめ) with no particle between them. In written addresses, Arabic numerals are standard (3丁目(ちょうめ)). Japanese addresses go from largest to smallest unit, the reverse of Western address order.