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    3. 下町

    下町

    下した町まち

    low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)

    N2KMT5News #10+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab10 strokes

    したまち

    Noun

    1.
    low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
    2.
    Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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    私わたしは下した町まちに住すんでいます。

    I live in Shitamachi.

    KMT3Daily LifeHome & Housing
    下した町まちには昔むかしながらの商しょう店てん街がいが残のこっている。

    Old-fashioned shopping streets remain in Shitamachi.

    KMT5Daily LifeCulture & Traditions
    下した町まちのお祭まつりは、地ち域いきの人ひと々びとにとって大たい切せつな文ぶん化か行ぎょう事じだ。

    Shitamachi festivals are important cultural events for the local people.

    KMT5Culture & Traditions
    下した町まちには、昔むかしながらの美お味いしいB級きゅうグルメがたくさんある。

    In Shitamachi, there are many delicious old-fashioned B-grade gourmet foods.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsFood & Dining
    東とう京きょうの下した町まちは、高こう層そうビルが立たち並ならぶ都と心しんとは異ことなる独どく特とくの雰ふん囲い気きがある。

    Tokyo's Shitamachi has a unique atmosphere different from the city center with its towering skyscrapers.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsTravel & Transportation

    Kanji that make up this word

    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    町
    まち…(1)
    town・village・block・street
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