Word details

裏町

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 裏町.

Dictionary

Entry

裏町裏街らまちNounFreq #53550
1

back street; back alley; slums

Examples
難民がごみごみした裏町に住んでいました。
The refugees were living in a narrow, squalid backstreet.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side

13 strokesFrequency 812JLPT N2Grade 6

On

Kun

うら

town, village, block, street

7 strokesFrequency 292JLPT N3Grade 1

On

チョウ

Kun

まち

boulevard, street, town

12 strokesFrequency 891JLPT N1Grade 4

On

ガイカイ

Kun

まち

Nanori

また

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