町まち外はずれ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

outskirts of a town; edge of town; just outside the city limits

Refers to the area at or just beyond the boundary of a town or city, often where urban development thins out.

町まち外はずれに住すむto live on the outskirts of town
祖そ父ふ母ぼは町まち外はずれに住すんでいる。
My grandparents live on the outskirts of town.
町まち外はずれにあるto be located at the edge of town
その工こう場じょうは町まち外はずれにある。
That factory is located on the edge of town.
町まち外はずれの〈物もの〉a [thing] on the outskirts of town
町まち外はずれの古ふるい教きょう会かいを訪たずねた。
I visited an old church on the outskirts of town.

郊こう外がいN4
郊外 refers to the broader suburban area around a city, while 町外れ points to the specific edge or boundary of a town.
場ば末すえ
場末 describes a shabby, run-down part of town far from the center, while 町外れ is a neutral term for the physical edge of a town.
市し外がいN1
市外 is an administrative term meaning outside city limits, whereas 町外れ is a physical, everyday description of a town's edge.

町まち中なかN1
町中 means the middle or downtown area of a town, the opposite of 町外れ, which is the edge or outskirts.

町まち外はずれUsage29%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
町まちはずれUsage48%
search-only kanji form
街まちはずれUsage14%
search-only kanji form
街まち外はずれUsage5%
Alternate kanji spelling using 街 (street/quarter); less common but seen in some contexts.
まちはずれUsage3%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is not needed or for clarity.

Compound of 町 (まち, 'town') and 外れ (はずれ, 'edge, outskirts'), from the verb 外れる (はずれる, 'to be off, to deviate').