Word Meaning 町外れ

まちはずれ machihazure

町外れ is read as まちはずれ (machihazure) and means outskirts (of a town).

Meaning

English

  1. outskirts (of a town)
  2. edge (of a town)
  3. just outside the city limits

Reading

Kana

まちはずれ

Romaji

machihazure

Writing Variants

  • 街はずれ まちはずれ machihazure
  • 街外れ まちはずれ machihazure
  • 町はずれ まちはずれ machihazure

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 7780 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

町人

まちにん

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

まち

downtown

町中

まちなか

downtown

町工場

まちこうば

small factory in town

町家

まちや

machiya

町長

ちょうちょう

town mayor

町会

ちょうかい

town council

町名

ちょうめい

name of a town

町並み

まちなみ

townscape

町村

ちょうそん

towns and villages

町内

ちょうない

neighborhood

町民

ちょうみん

townspeople

Example Sentences

1

We put up at a small hotel on the edge of the town.