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町中 (まちじゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

町まち中じゅう

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Meanings

1

noun

the whole town; all over town; throughout the town

Refers to the entire area of a town or city; often used with verbs of spreading, searching, or being known.

その噂うわさは町まち中じゅうに広ひろまった。
The rumor spread throughout the town.
彼かれは町まち中じゅうを探さがし回まわった。
He searched all over town.

Written forms

町まち中じゅう
Standard kanji spelling for 'the whole town'.
街まち中じゅう
Alternate kanji spelling; 街 often implies a busier, more commercial area.
町まちじゅう
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in casual writing.
街まちじゅう
Mixed kana-kanji spelling of the 街 variant.

Kanji

町town, village, block
中

in, inside, middle

街boulevard, street, town

Similar words

村むら中じゅう
Means 'the whole village'; 町中 is for towns/cities, while 村中 is for villages.
国くに中じゅう
Means 'the whole country'; 町中 is limited to a town or city.

Etymology

Compound of 町 (まち, 'town') and 中 (じゅう, 'throughout'). The reading じゅう is a rendaku form of 中 (ちゅう).