This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チョウ、まち
Romaji: chō, machi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

town, village, block, street

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  102
Frequency:  292
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  1-5-2
Korean Reading:  jeong
Chinese Reading:  ding1
Unicode:  753a
JIS:  442E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1113
Nelson Index: 2995
New Nelson Index: 3729
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5f2.1
Four Corner Index: 6102.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 57
Gakken Index: 114
Japanese Names Index: 426
Daikanwanjiten Index: 21735
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.1083
Remembering the kanji Index: 92
Busy People Index: 2.4
Kanji Flashcards Index: 221
Kodansha Compact Index: 1335
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 61
Kanji in Context Index: 549
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 756
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1028
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 93
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 96
Essential Kanji Index: 167
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1430
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3653
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 115
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 63

Words

(まち、ちょう)
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
町村 (ちょうそん)
towns and villages
室町 (むろまち)
Muromachi (era 1392-1573, or 1333-1573, or 1336-1573)
町内 (ちょうない)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
町長 (ちょうちょう)
town headman; town mayor
町立 (ちょうりつ)
established by the town
市町村 (しちょうそん)
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
町名 (ちょうめい)
name of a town or street
町制 (ちょうせい)
town organization; town organisation; town administration
城下町 (じょうかまち)
castle town; town around castle
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