Word Meaning 町名主

まちなぬし machinanushi

町名主 is read as まちなぬし (machinanushi) and means senior town administrator (Edo period).

Meaning

English

senior town administrator (Edo period)

Reading

Kana

まちなぬし

Romaji

machinanushi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 94772 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

町名

ちょうめい

name of a town

名目主義

めいもくしゅぎ

tokenism

市区町村名

しくちょうそんめい

name of a city, ward, town or village

町人

ちょうにん

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants)

町

まち

downtown

町中

まちなか

downtown

町工場

まちこうじょう

small factory in town

町家

まちや

machiya

町長

ちょうちょう

town mayor

町外れ

まちはずれ

outskirts (of a town)

町会

ちょうかい

town council

町中

まちじゅう

the whole town