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city block, district (in addresses)
A counter suffix used in Japanese addresses to indicate a numbered subdivision of a neighborhood.
丁目 is a counter suffix used in Japanese addresses to indicate numbered subdivisions within a neighborhood (町). Each 丁目 contains multiple 番地 (lot numbers).
ADDRESS ORDER (large to small):
都道府県 → 市区町村 → 町名 → 丁目 → 番地 → 号
COUNTING:
- 1丁目 (いっちょうめ)
- 2丁目 (にちょうめ)
- 3丁目 (さんちょうめ)
- 何丁目: what block number?
USAGE:
When giving addresses verbally, the number comes before 丁目 with no particle between them. In written addresses, Arabic numerals are standard (3丁目). Japanese addresses go from largest to smallest unit, the reverse of Western address order.