Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Esp. 町
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
街 only
downtown; main street
street; road
downtown
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
street
chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
port city; harbor city; harbour city
city at night; town at night; streets at night
nightlife district; drinking district
Historical term
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
The rice fields stretched to the horizon, with street signs marking the boundaries of our town.
Think of a small town in the countryside: some agriculture (rice field) and a few streets.
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