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都会

Urban Area


Meaning

Urban Area, City

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

When metropolises meet they become an urban area. This word is often used to mean city as opposed to the country or rural areas.


Reading

とかい

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 広い都会

    a large city

    大都会

    metropolis

    人口の多い都会

    city with a high population

  • 都会に行く

    to go to a city

    都会に住む

    to live in a city

    都会に出る

    to go to the city

  • 都会でくらす

    to live in the city

    都会で働く

    to work in the city

    都会で生活する

    to live in the city

  • 都会のオアシス

    urban oasis

    都会の人

    a city dweller

    都会の生活

    life in the city

Context Sentences

都会に田んぼはありませんよ。

There are no rice fields in the city.

これだから都会育ちはきらいなんだよ!

This is why I don't like city-bred people.

こんな田舎じゃなく、私は都会で働きたいのよ。

I want to work in the city, not in the countryside like this.


Kanji Composition