“Town” or “Urbane area” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “町”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “町” means “Neighborhood”, “Unit of land area” or “Unit of length” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “町”
Jouyou Kanji “町” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 7 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | ちょう(chou) |
| てい(tei) | |
| Kun-Yomi | まち(machi) |
| あぜみち(azemichi) | |
| Meanings | Footpath between rice paddies |
| Town, Street | |
| One of the local governments | |
| Unit of area (1町歩 is about 99.2a) | |
| Unit of length (1町(or 1丁) is about 109m) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “町”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 町家(ちょうか-cho u ka) | Merchant’s house, Merchant’s family, Urbane house, Town house |
| 町会(ちょうかい-cho u ka i) | Town block association, Town council |
| 町議会(ちょうぎかい-cho u gi ka i) | Town council |
| 町税(ちょうぜい-cho u ze i) | Town tax |
| 町村(ちょうそん-cho u so n) | Municipalities, Towns and villages |
| 町長(ちょうちょう-cho u cho u) | Town mayor |
| 町人(ちょうにん-cho u ni n) | Townspeople, Townsfolk, Tradespeople |
| 町民(ちょうみん-cho u mi n) | Townspeople, Townsfolk |
| 町立(ちょうりつ-cho u ri tsu) | Established by a town, Town-run |
| 町医者(まちいしゃ-ma chi i sha) | Medical practitioner, Town doctor, General practitioner |
| 町工場(まちこうじょう-ma chi ko u jo u) | Small factory in town, Backstreet workshop, Workshop in town |
| 町筋(まちすじ-ma chi su ji) | Street, Road of town |
| 町道場(まちどうじょう-ma chi do u jo u) | Martial arts school situated in a town |
| 町並(まちなみ-ma chi na mi) | Townscape, Street (of stores and houses), (Look of) Stores and houses on street |
| 町奉行(まちぶぎょう-ma chi bu gyo u) | (Edo-period) town magistrate |
| 下町(したまち-shi ta ma chi) | Low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories etc), Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, including Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds) |
| 城下町(じょうかまち-jo u ka ma chi) | Castle town |
| 八百八町(はっぴゃくやちょう-ha ppya ku ya cho u) | The whole enormous extent of Edo, From one side of Edo to the other |
| 港町(みなとまち-mi na to ma chi) | Port town (or city), Harbor city |
| 漁師町(りょうしまち-ryo u shi ma chi) | Fishing village |
| 屋敷町(やしきまち-ya shi ki ma chi) | Residential area |
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