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下町 (したまち) — old parts of town | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

下町

したまち

noun

Meanings

1old parts of town

Example sentence

彼女は下町で生まれ育った。

She was born and brought up on the backstreets.

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Kanji in this word

下Below, Down, Descend3 strokes 町Town, Village, Block7 strokes

More words with 下

下痢げり · diarrheaN1 下地したじ · groundworkN1 城下じょうか · land near the castleN1 天下てんか · the worldN1 下取りしたどり · trade in

Full entry on Jisho

N1

下火したび · burning lowN1

真下ました · right underN1

最下さいか · the lowest

More words with 町

～町～ちょう · the town of ~N4 町まち · townN5 市町村しちょうそん · cities, towns and villages 町内ちょうない · neighborhood 町民ちょうみん · townsman 町外れまちはずれ · outskirts (of a town)町村ちょうそん · towns and villages 町長ちょうちょう · town mayor

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