下町

したまち

low-lying part of a city (usu.…

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Meanings

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

Its kanji

In sentences

彼女かのじょは下町したまちで生うまれ育そだった。 She was born and brought up on the backstreets. #90945

ここはしがない下町したまちの店みせです。 This is but a humble downtown store. #1989806