ちまた
Chimata
Other forms: 岐、衢
巷 (Chimata) is a Japanese noun meaning “the public, the street (e.g. "word on the street"), street, district”.
Meanings
- nounthe public; the street (e.g. "word on the street")
- nounstreet; district; quarters
- nounlocation (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
- noundivide (e.g. between life and death)
- nounfork (in a road); crossroadsorig. meaning
Examples
その歌は巷で流行した。
The song caught on with the public.
ちまたではインターネットなるものがはやっています。
People are talking about this Internet phenomenon.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).