裏町

裏街

Reading

Kana: うらまち

Romaji: uramachi

Definition

noun

1

back street; back alley; slums

Kanji

裏

Readings: リ、 うら

Meanings: back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side

町

Readings: チョウ、 まち

Meanings: town, village, block, street

街

Readings: ガイ、 カイ、 まち

Meanings: boulevard, street, town

Example Sentence

難民(なんみん)がごみごみした裏町(うらまち)に住(す)んでいました。

➥The refugees were living in a narrow, squalid backstreet.