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下町

Reading

Kana: したまち
Romaji: shitamachi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)

2

Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

See also: 山の手

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Readings: チョウ、 まち
Meanings: town, village, block, street

Example Sentences

彼女(かのじょ)下町(したまち)()まれ(そだ)った。
➥She was born and brought up on the backstreets.
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ディッケンズの(かんが)えが、ロンドンの下町(したまち)(いい)()きした描写(びょうしゃ)(とも)読者(どくしゃ)には(つた)わる。
➥Dickens' thoughts come across along with the vivid depiction of old London.
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(かれ)農夫(のうふ)()をやつして城下町(じょうかまち)潜入(せんにゅう)した。
➥Disguising himself as a peasant, he crept into the castle town.
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