町ちょう村そん

noun

towns and villages

Collective term for municipalities below the city level in Japan; used in administrative and geographical contexts.

• この県けんには多おおくの町ちょう村そんがあります。

  There are many towns and villages in this prefecture.

• 町ちょう村そん合がっ併ぺいによって新あたらしい市しが生うまれた。

  A new city was created through the merger of towns and villages.