Today’s Kanji is “町” (machi); Kanji for “town”.
Handwritten Kanji “町” (machi)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “町”
漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
町 | チョウ まち | chou machi | 7 | 田 | town |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “町”
Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
町医者 | まちいしゃ | machiisha | family doctor |
町内パトロール | ちょうないぱとろーる | chounaipatoro-ru | neighborhood patrols |
町内会 | ちょうないかい | chounaikai | neighborhood association |