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[した(下)·まち(町)]
shitamachi
noun

English Meaning(s) for 下町

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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Meanings for each kanji in 下町

» below; down; descend; give; low; inferior
» town; village; block; street

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Sample Sentences for 下町

Dickens' thoughts come across along with the vivid depiction of old London.
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She was born and brought up on the backstreets.
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This is but a humble downtown store.
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