ちょう
Meanings
Noun
1. town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
esp. 町
2. street; road
3. 109.09 m
when read as "ちょう"
4. 0.99 hectares
when read as "ちょう"
Kanji used
town
Pitch accent
ちょ
Used in vocabulary (39 in total)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
Examples (200 in total)
The town slept.
What a large town!
Welcome to the town of Westhampton.
I want to get out of this town.
Please don't leave town.
Why did you go to the city?
The enemy approaches the town.
The city was blanketed with snow.
I grew up in a very small town.
The train approached the town.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
It is an exciting city, New York.
I love my city.
This is my city now.
Is this your first visit to this town?
The enemy attacked the town.
He is known to everyone in the town.
Towns are larger than villages.
This is a gorgeous town.
I was born in a small town.
Does she work in this city?
Please come to our town some day.
I love this town.
It's difficult to live in this city.
His son was lost in the town.
He showed me around the city.
This is a really beautiful city!
A curious disease struck the town.
This city is hard to live in.
You will soon come to like this town.
I went shopping in town today.
Is this the first time that you have come to this town?
There is a library in our city.
A storm was approaching our town.
There's a park in the town centre.
Life in a small town is boring.
The town is famous for its hot spring.
The smoke from factories hung over the town.
The population of the town was wiped out.
There is a market in the town.
He runs a supermarket in the town.
That is the main street of this city.
We could see the lights of the town in the distance.
The city has a large population.
All the houses in town were empty.
This town is increasing in population.
It is often said that Osaka is a city of commerce.
The town is to the west of London.
The man got away from the city.
The town fell into ruin.
The boy was wandering about the town.
The army blocked the roads to the city.
He was out of town last week.
The city was conquered, and he was driven out.
It will threaten the prosperity of the town.
The fire devoured the town.
The zoo is in the east of the town.
Of course, there were concerts in the town.
A fire broke out in the middle of the city.
That town looked prosperous.
His brother was lost in the town.
Is there a museum in this town?
I didn't know that you were in this town.
He knows the city well.
Is your school in this town?
There is a castle in my town.
This dog is the biggest in this town.
The town was destroyed during the war.
People in the town came to help him.
I have never been to that town.
I gave her a lift to town.
There is an old church in this town.
My mother went to town to buy some bread.
My town is surrounded by tall mountains.
He will never visit the town again.
What's the difference between a village and a town?
The town has beautiful surroundings.
There are many parks in our town.
The town grew into a city.
As soon as he graduated, he left town.
There is a library in every city in the United States.
I visited the town for the first time in a long time.
Our office is located in the center of the town.
This town's way of thinking is rotten.
In other areas of the city, fighting continued.
How long have you been in this town?
The town in which I live is rather small.
I will live in this town starting from the new year.
It's difficult to keep order in this town.
I am familiar with this part of town.
It was a Sunday afternoon and the town was bristling with people.
How many schools are there in your city?
Do you know the town where he was born?
There was a fire in this city last night.
My town is quiet on early Sunday morning.
We arrived at a small town in Hokkaido.
The town gave birth to many men of note.
Snow completely covered the town.
She will show you around this town.
There are four schools in this town.
What train goes to the center of town?
We're going downtown to eat pizza.
What is the main industry in this town?
Kobe is the city which I like best.
Do you have a sightseeing brochure for this town?
The east side of this town is all forest.
What subway goes to the center of town?
Did you know that Tom had left town?
His name is known to everyone in this town.
The place where he lives is far from town.
There are many tall buildings in that town.
It seems a long way from here to the town.
I love this town, especially in the spring.
I hear that store is in the center of the city.
The old church stands north of the town.
The town is famous for its old castle.
I wonder if it will snow in our town this winter.
I'll look up the location of the town on my map.
Children in the town were taken away for safety.
The village is connected with our town by a bridge.
From the hill, we could see all the buildings in the city.
Let's go by bus to see more of the city.
He has a good reputation as a doctor in the town.
We've lived in this town for three years.
He was so kind as to show me around the town.
This hotel is relatively expensive for this town.
They fled the town after the earthquake.
There's a splendid park in the centre of the town.
The town has a European air.
Our town has excellent sports facilities.
They will contribute greatly to the growth of the town.
He came from a tiny mountain town.
She loves the peace and quiet of the town.
This town still retains something of the old days.
The station is situated in between the two towns.
My shop is on the main street of the town.
She arrived at the town last Monday.
I am familiar with the geography of this town.
We came here to build a new town.
My wife remembered having been in the town before.
One out of three people in this city owns a car.
I regarded him as the best doctor in town.
Then I met your father and we moved to the town.
On his birthday, I took a train to the town in which he lived.
It makes no difference to her whether she lives in a city or in the country.
Some parts of this city are very ugly.
He was elected an official by the inhabitants of this town.
Every year, spring brings warm weather to our town.
They walked as far as the next town in an hour.
We arrived at the city, where we stayed for a week.
This is the only road to the next town.
We believe there was an accident at the corner two days ago.
He retired to his hometown, where he lived a quiet life.
Unable to prove his innocence, he was forced to leave his native town.
The people in this town, generally speaking, are kind to visitors.
We are to meet at Yurakucho at seven.
One day he set off on a long walk around the town.
After the battle they delivered the town to the enemy.
Her father never let her go to town with her friends.
We've decided to leave this town tomorrow morning.
This picture always reminds me of my hometown.
Before automobiles filled out streets, city air used to be clean.
As far as I know, he is one of the best doctors in town.
On arriving in the town, he went straight to see her.
This town can be unsafe so please don't leave the hotel at night.
Never in my life have I thought of leaving the town.
I look forward to seeing you on my next trip to your city.
According to today's paper, there was a fire in this town last night.
I am looking forward to seeing you in this town.
He made a lot of money in New York and went back to the small town where he was born.
My wife spends money as if I were the richest man in town.
There on the top of a high mountain they built a small town of their own and lived in peace.
Chris cannot control his passion for the lovely new girl in town.
I would like to express my gratitude for what you have done for this town.
Did you come to town?
How do you like this town?
I've lived in this town since 1960.
The river runs through the town.
In towns, speed is limited to 50 km/h.
The two towns are separated by a river.
A river divides the town.
They have lived in this town for ten years.
We lost sight of the tower as we entered the town.
The town is supplied with water from the river.
My town has a population of about 30,000 people.
In ten years our town will change a lot.
Thousands of people visited the city.
We have lived in this town since 1960.
The town will change in another ten years.
The town lay buried for centuries.
The town was desolate after the flood.
This town is quite different from what it was ten years ago.
Our city is known for its beauty all over the world.
After three months, he got used to the life in the town.
The town is two miles away from the coast.
He is richer than anyone else in this town.
Tears fall in my heart like the rain on the town.
This country road leads to a small town ten miles away.
There were 20 more births than deaths in the town last month.
As of 1991, the population of this city is around one million.