Word Meaning 町興し

まちおこし machiokoshi

町興し is read as まちおこし (machiokoshi) and means revitalization of a town.

Meaning

English

revitalization of a town
town renewal (project)

Reading

Kana

まちおこし

Romaji

machiokoshi

Writing Variants

町おこし まちおこし machiokoshi
町起こし まちおこし machiokoshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 48541 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

町火消し

まちびけし

local fire brigade

町奉行

まちぶぎょう

(Edo-period) town magistrate

町村派

まちむらは

Machimura Faction (of the LDP)

町衆

まちしゅう

important local businessmen (in the Muromachi period)

町村合併

ちょうそんがっぺい

merger of towns and villages

町筋

まちすじ

street

町中華

まちちゅうか

simple, inexpensive Chinese restaurant

町丁

ちょうちょう

towns and villages (official urban area classification)

町段畝歩

ちょうたんせぶ

units of square measure (for rice fields, forests, etc.)

村興し

むらおこし

revitalization of a village

興し

おこし

millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)

興ざまし

きょうざまし

kill-joy