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N2 Noun

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)

      2. 2.

        Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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    下町【したまち】

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    • Frequency

      General Top 10,900

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    --:--

    • 下町(したまち)は、他(ほか)の町(まち)より土地(とち)が低(ひく)い所(ところ)にある。

      Shitamachi is located where the land is lower than the rest of the town.

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    • 商(しょう)工業(こうぎょう)地(ち)は、下町(したまち)にある事(こと)が多(おお)いです。

      Commercial and industrial areas are often located in low-lying parts of a city.

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    • 浅草(あさくさ)や日本橋(にほんばし)、神田(かんだ)は東京(とうきょう)の下町(したまち)と呼(よ)ばれている。

      Asakusa, Nihonbashi, and Kanda are referred to as Shitamachi in Tokyo.

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    • 下町(したまち)にしても山(やま)の手(て)にしても、僕(ぼく)は都市(とし)に住(す)む事(こと)が出来(でき)れば満足(まんぞく)です。

      Whether it's in the low-lying parts of the city or the upscale residential area, I'm satisfied as long as I can live in the city.

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    • 下町(したまち)は都会(とかい)の上(うえ)に都会(とかい)よりも人混(ひとご)みがマシだから、住(す)む場所(ばしょ)として最適(さいてき)です。

      The low-lying part of a city is better than the city center in terms of crowds, therefore it's the ideal place to live.

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