Vocabulary
What does 下町 (したまち, shitamachi) mean?
下町 (したまち, shitamachi) means old downtown area, working-class district.
Quick facts| Reading | したまち |
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| Romaji | shitamachi |
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| Part of speech | noun |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshitamachi
old downtown area, working-class district
- 1noun low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
- 2noun Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
Example sentences
東京の下町を散歩しました。
I took a walk through the old downtown area of Tokyo.
下町には古い店が残っている。
Old shops remain in the old downtown area.
