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

  1. revitalization of a town
  2. 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 48197 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.)

地域興し

ちいきおこし

regional revitalization

村興し

むらおこし

revitalization of a village

興醒し

きょうざまし

kill-joy