Meanings
Noun
1. 規模が大きい集落。一般的には、住民分を賄える食糧の生産能力を有しない一方で、分業と交易が発達している。歴史的には、城壁などにより、外部と隔絶できるものも多い。
Kanji used
metropolis
city
Pitch accent
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Composed of
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
① 実物を持ち寄り、取引をする場所。いちば(市場)。② 大型店舗や商店街で行う、キャンペーンなど特別な売出し。(例)日曜市③ 抽象的に取引をする場。しじょう(市場)。④ 街中。都市。(例)市街、市井、市販、市民⑤ 日本及びその影響を受けた東アジア諸国における、近代地方行政区分のひとつで、通常は人口が多く密集した自治体にあてられる。(例)市政、市制、市営⑥ 日本及び東アジア諸国以外で、都市を中心として成立する地方自治体の訳語。(例)ニューヨーク市、パリ市
Used in vocabulary (63 in total)
university town; college town
metropolis; large city
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
urban area; urban district
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
artificial island city; floating city
fortified city; walled city
ordinance-designated city
city planning; urban planning; town planning
satellite city; satellite town
fortified city; bastide
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
port city; harbour city; harbor city
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
urbanization; urbanisation
central city; major city (in a region)
① 経済活動や日常生活などで、中心となる都市と、密接な関係を持つ地域。
modern city; modern town
urban-type; urban
sister city; twin town
city bank; metropolitan bank
city name; name of city
holy city; city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)
boom town; emerging city; new town
town gas; city gas; municipal gas
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
open city; defenseless city
megacity; city with over a million people
urban development
(city-wide) lockdown
urban transport; urban transit
① 1898年にが提唱した、都市の利便性と農村の生活環境を兼ねられるように建設された都市。② 田園の趣のある郊外の都市。
urban engineering; municipal engineering
neighboring towns; neighbouring towns
medium-sized city; mid-size city
world city; global city
cityscape; urban landscape
sister city; twin town
urban mine; discarded items which can be used as a source of resources
city at risk of disappearing (because of decreasing population)
city built according to the principles of fengshui
multi-city (flight)
urban farming; urban agriculture
municipal waste from which valuable raw materials can be extracted; (lit.) urban oil field
Examples (79 in total)
Do you live in the city?
I'm from the city.
Vienna is a beautiful city.