ChiramiN4 kanji · 7 strokes
町 means town
町
田 fields · 丁 a street
町Memory trick
Rice fields (田) along a street (丁): a town.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- town, village, block, street
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) まち machi
まち (machi) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) チョウ chou
チョウ (chou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
町外れ まちはずれ · machihazure
outskirts, edge
Built from
- 田 rice field
- 一 one
- 亅 hook
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Quick check
What does 町 mean?
Right: 町 means town.Not quite: 町 means town.In 町外れ, which reading does 町 use?
Right. 町外れ is read まちはずれ (machihazure): 町 takes まち, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 町外れ is read まちはずれ (machihazure): 町 takes まち, its Japanese reading.