Word Meaning 町衆

まちしゅう machishuu

町衆 is read as まちしゅう (machishuu) and means important local businessmen (in the Muromachi period).

Meaning

English

important local businessmen (in the Muromachi period)
local leaders

Reading

Kana

まちしゅう

Romaji

machishuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 35032 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

町村合併

ちょうそんがっぺい

merger of towns and villages

町興し

まちおこし

revitalization of a town

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.)

群衆

ぐんじゅ

group (of people)

大衆

たいしゅう

general public

民衆

みんしゅう

people

観衆

かんしゅう

spectators