町 — town, city block, street

まち町 town

U+753A Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #292 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #93 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

town
city block
street

word

まち machi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

町(まち) machi town 町(まち) 中(なか) machinaka town center 下(した) 町(まち) shitamachi downtown

ちょう chou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

市(し) 町(ちょう) 村(そん) shichouson cities, towns, and villages 町(ちょう) 村(そん) chouson towns and villages 町(ちょう) 人(にん) chounin townsperson

Stroke order

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