町
Meanings
Used in addresses and administrative divisions, often as a suffix. Refers to a town or a smaller district within a city.
See also: 町 (まち)
A cho is a type of municipality smaller than a city.
That town was promoted from village status.
Often used in street names or to refer to a street within a town, especially in historical or formal contexts.
There is a small shop on a street one block off the main road.
chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
Traditional Japanese unit of length. Rare in modern daily use, but may appear in historical or land measurement contexts.
One chō is about 109 meters.
chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
Traditional Japanese unit of area. Rare in modern daily use, but may appear in historical or agricultural contexts.
This rice field is two chō in area.