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Town


Meaning

Town

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.


Reading

まち

Explanation

Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it should use the kun'yomi reading. When learning the kanji, you didn't learn that reading, so here's a mnemonic to help you with this word: You walk into this town. You hate it (because it's vocab, and who doesn't hate vocab?). So what do you do? You pull out a match (まち) and burn this town to the ground. Whoa, you some kind of psycho?


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 町の人々

    people of the town

    町の人

    people of the town

    町のシンボル

    symbols of the town

  • 町をつくる

    to build a town

    町をあるく

    to walk around a town

    町を出る

    to leave town

  • 町へ出る

    to go out in a town

    町へいく

    to go to town

    町へ入る

    to enter a town

  • 町にある

    to be in town

    町にいる

    to be in town

    町に入る

    to enter the town

  • 大きな町

    a big town

    小さな町

    a small town

    しずかな町

    a quiet town

  • 町は広い

    the town is big

    町は小さい

    the town is small

    町は大きい

    the town is big

  • 町からきえる

    to disappear from town

    町からはなれる

    to be away from town

    町から出る

    to get out of town

  • 町でくらす

    to live in a town

    町で見かける

    to see someone in town

    町で生まれる

    to be born in a town

  • その町

    that town

    この町

    this town

    こんな町

    a town like this

  • 北の町

    a northern town

    それぞれの町

    each town

    一つの町

    one town

  • 町ぐるみ

    all around town

    町おこし

    town renewal

    町づくり

    town development

Context Sentences

この町のガソリンスタンドは小さい。

Gas stations in this town are small.

山下先生は、町で人気のドクターです。

Dr. Yamashita is a popular doctor in town.

となりの町には休みの日によく出かけます。

I often go out to the neighboring town on my days off.


Kanji Composition