町 (Machi) is a Japanese noun meaning “town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood”.
Meanings
- nountown; block; neighbourhood; neighborhoodesp. 町
- noundowntown; main street
- nounstreet; road
Examples
悲劇が町を襲った。
Tragedy fell over the town.
列車は町に近づいた。
The train approached the town.
彼女と町で偶然あった。
I met up with her on the street.
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Kanji in 町
Related words
街street商店街shopping district町内neighborhood町人chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants)下町low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)街道highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period)繁華街business district町中downtown町長town mayor住宅街residential area町村towns and villages城下町castle town