町 (まち) — town, city block
町
town
Frequency #292
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 1
1 character
noun
place
machi
まち
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
まち[2] odaka 尾高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- town
- city block
Explained in simple Japanese
- 家や 店が たくさん ある ところ。
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Usage examples
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出版や商売が広がり、町の人も文化の大切な担い手になりました。
Shuppan ya shoubai ga hirogari, machi no hito mo bunka no taisetsu na ninaite ni narimashita.
Publishing and commerce expanded, and townspeople also became important contributors to culture.
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