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What does the kanji 町 mean?

町 means town, street. On'yomi チョウ. Kun'yomi まち.

Quick facts
On'yomiチョウ
Kun'yomiまち
Strokes7
Main radical田
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
On'yomi チョウKun'yomi まち
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

town, street

Memory hook

Beside the fields (田) a row of houses lines up straight (丁) — TOWN, QUARTER.

Main radical

田rice field 5 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Common words

More words with this kanji

  • ～町～ちょう~ town, ~ neighborhood
  • 下町したまちold downtown area, working-class district

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.