町まち中じゅう

ま

ち

じゅ

う

Meanings

1

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.

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Kanji

町town, village, block
中in, inside, middle
街boulevard, street, town

Related words

町まち中なかN1
街中 and 町中 are both read まちなか and mean the town center, but 街中 emphasizes shopping streets and commercial bustle while 町中 is the more general term.

Don't confuse with

町まち中なかN1
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'.

Built from

町まち+中じゅう

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.

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).