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町外れ (まちはずれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

町まち外はずれ

ま

ち

は

ず

れ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

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.

町まち外はずれの小ちいさな神じん社じゃでお参まいりをした。
We visited a small shrine on the outskirts of town.
彼かれの家いえは町まち外はずれにあって、

周まわ

り

は

田た

んぼ

ばかり

だ

。

His house is on the edge of town, surrounded by nothing but rice fields.

Written forms

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.

Kanji

町town, village, block
外outside
街boulevard, street, town

Similar words

郊こう外がい
郊外 refers to suburbs or the broader suburban area, while 町外れ specifically means the very edge or outskirts of a town.
市し外がい
市外 means outside the city limits in a more administrative sense, whereas 町外れ is a more physical, geographical description.

Etymology

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').