Meaning

Primary

Town

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.

Reading

まち
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it should use the kun'yomi reading. When learning the kanji, you didn't learn that reading, so here's a mnemonic to help you with this word:

You walk into this town. You hate it (because it's vocab, and who doesn't hate vocab?). So what do you do? You pull out a match (まち) and burn this town to the ground. Whoa, you some kind of psycho?

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 町にある

    to be in town

    町に入る

    to enter the town

    町にいる

    to be in town

Context Sentences

この町のガソリンスタンドは小さい。

Gas stations in this town are small.

山下先生は、町で人気のドクターです。

Dr. Yamashita is a popular doctor in town.

となりの町には休みの日によく出かけます。

I often go out to the neighboring town on my days off.

Kanji Composition