JLPT N2 · Noun

下町 (shitamachi)

下町 (したまち, shitamachi) is a Japanese noun meaning “low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: したまち
Romaji: shitamachi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.) · noun
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds) · noun

Example sentences

彼女は下町で生まれ育った。

She was born and brought up on the backstreets.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 下町

below, down, descendカ・ゲ・した・しも · 3 strokes

town, village, blockチョウ・まち · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 下町.

下したbelow靴下くつしたsocks下手へたunskillful廊下ろうかcorridor下さいくださいplease (give me)地下鉄ちかてつsubway以下いかnot exceeding ...下宿げしゅくboarding下着したぎunderwear下るさがるto come down下りるおりるto descend (e.g. a mountain)下げるさげるto hang下すおろすto take down下りくだりdown-train

Source: JMdict entry 1185940 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.