下町 (shitamachi)
Shitamachi,lower parts of town
- JLPT N2
- noun
- Pitch 0
- #12862 most frequent
Meaning
下町 (したまち, shitamachi) is a JLPT N2 noun meaning “Shitamachi,lower parts of town”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 7
あの子は下町育ちだ。
That kid was raised in the downtown area.
彼女は下町で生まれ育った。
She was born and brought up on the backstreets.
中華街は中区山下町にある。
Chinatown is in Yamashitacho of Naka-ku.
この辺りは昔は城下町だった。
This area used to be a castle town a long time ago.
城下町は安土城城下町を移住させて形成した。
Its castle town was formed by relocating the Azuchi-jo Castle town.
下町だからか、みんな親切でいい人たちです。(メールで書く場合)
People are friendly and kind probably because it's a close-knit community.
ディッケンズの考えが、ロンドンの下町の生き生きした描写と共に読者には伝わる。
Dickens' thoughts come across along with the vivid depiction of old London.