下町 (Shitamachi) is a Japanese noun meaning “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)”.
Meanings
- nounlow-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
- nounShitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
Examples
彼女は下町で生まれ育った。
She was born and brought up on the backstreets.
ディッケンズの考えが、ロンドンの下町の生き生きした描写と共に読者には伝わる。
Dickens' thoughts come across along with the vivid depiction of old London.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).