まちなみ
Machinami
Other forms: 町並、街並み、街並
町並み (Machinami) is a Japanese noun meaning “townscape, street (of stores and houses), (look of) stores and houses on street”.
Meanings
- nountownscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
Examples
異国情緒あふれる街並みが続く。
The streets are filled with an air of exoticism.
町並みからひときわ高く昔のお城が立っている。
High above the city stands the old castle.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
Kanji in 町並み
Related words
町town街street並ぶto line up商店街shopping district並べるto line up並average並木roadside trees並びにand (also)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)