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下町
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 下町.
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1
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
Examples
彼女は下町で生まれ育った。
She was born and brought up on the backstreets.
2
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
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