町中(まちじゅう)

まちじゅう
noun
the whole town; all over town; throughout the town
1. the whole town; all over town; throughout the town
The entire town or every part of it. The suffix 中(じゅう) attaches to time/place nouns to mean "throughout" or "everywhere within." Note that 町中(まちなか) (read differently) means "downtown" instead.
そのうわさは町中(まちじゅう)に広(ひろ)まった。
The rumor spread all over town.
祭(まつ)りの日(ひ)は町中(まちじゅう)が賑(にぎ)やかになる。
On festival days, the whole town becomes lively.
迷子(まいご)の犬(いぬ)を探(さが)して町中(まちじゅう)を歩(ある)き回(まわ)った。
I walked all over town looking for the lost dog.

READING NOTE:

The same kanji {町中} has two readings with different meanings:

  • まちじゅう: throughout the town (this entry)
  • まちなか: in town; downtown area

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 町中(まちじゅう)に広(ひろ)まる: to spread throughout the town
  • 町中(まちじゅう)大騒(おおさわ)ぎ: the whole town in an uproar
  • 町中(まちじゅう)を探(さが)し回(まわ)る: to search all over town

RELATED EXPRESSIONS WITH 中(じゅう):

  • 一日中(いちにちじゅう): all day long
  • 世界中(せかいじゅう): all over the world
  • 家中(いえじゅう): throughout the house
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