町外(まちはず)れ

まちはずれ
noun
outskirts of town; edge of town
geography
1. outskirts of town; edge of town
The area at the edge of a town where buildings thin out and the countryside begins.
町外(まちはず)れに住(す)んでいる。
I live on the outskirts of town.
町外(まちはず)れに古(ふる)いお寺(てら)がある。
There's an old temple on the edge of town.
バスは町外(まちはず)れの停留所(ていりゅうじょ)で最後(さいご)の乗客(じょうきゃく)を降(お)ろした。
The bus dropped its last passenger at a stop on the outskirts of town.

Compound of 町(まち) (town) + 外(はず)れ (the far end, the part that falls outside). Refers to the thinly built-up margin of a town.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 郊外(こうがい): suburbs — the residential belt around a city; 町外(まちはず)れ is the immediate, less developed edge of a town

Related Words

Compare: 郊外(こうがい) (suburbs)
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Added 2026.5.21 12:11 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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