城じょう下か町まち

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

A town that developed around a feudal lord's castle during the Edo period and earlier; many retain historical districts today.

〈場ば所しょ〉は城じょう下か町まちとして栄さかえるfor a place to flourish as a castle town
この町まちは江え戸ど時じ代だいに城じょう下か町まちとして栄さかえた。
This town flourished as a castle town during the Edo period.
城じょう下か町まちの面おも影かげが残のこるtraces of the old castle town remain
旧きゅう市し街がいには今いまも城じょう下か町まちの面おも影かげが残のこっている。
Traces of the old castle town still remain in the old quarter.
城じょう下か町まちを歩あるくto walk through a castle town
休きゅう日じつには城じょう下か町まちをゆっくり歩あるいてみたい。
On my day off, I'd like to take a leisurely walk through the castle town.

門もん前ぜん町まち
門前町 is a town that developed around a temple or shrine, similar in structure to a 城下町 but centered on a religious site rather than a castle.

城しろN3
城 refers to the castle building itself, while 城下町 is the town that grew up around that castle.
宿しゅく場ば町まち
宿場町 is a post town that developed along a highway for travelers, whereas 城下町 grew around a feudal lord's castle.

Compound of 城下 (じょうか, 'under the castle') + 町 (まち, 'town'). The term dates from the Edo period when towns formed around feudal castles.