Meaning

Primary

District Of A Town

Alternatives

City Block, Town District, District

Word Type

suffix

Explanation

A street you can see with your eye isn't soooo big you can't see it (like a town would be), but it's still pretty big because it has a street. This section of the town is the district of a town, or a city block (though specifically one of an irregular size).

Reading

ちょうめ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the ones you learned with the kanji, so use those and you'll be A-Okay.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 一丁目

    block one, district one

    二丁目

    second district

    三丁目

    third district

Context Sentences

ぼくのかの女は、同じ町の二丁目にすんでいるミイコちゃんです。

My girlfriend Miiko lives in 2-chome too.

その台風で、一丁目と二丁目がしん水してしまいました。

The typhoon flooded both 1-chome and 2-chome.

この桃、三丁目の田中さんから頂いたの。

I got this peach from Tanaka of 3-chome.

Kanji Composition