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.
The rumor spread throughout the town.
彼は町中を探し回った。
He searched all over town.
Written the same as 町中 (まちなか, 'town center') but read まちじゅう, this homograph instead means 'all over town' or 'throughout the town'.
Standard kanji spelling for 'the whole town'.
Alternate kanji spelling; 街 often implies a busier, more commercial area.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in casual writing.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling of the 街 variant.
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).