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街づくり (machizukuri) Japanese meaning: town planning | Kotomora

まちづくり

ま

ち

づ

く

り

Meanings

1

town planning; urban development; community building

usually written using kana alone

Broad term covering physical urban planning as well as community-driven initiatives to improve local areas.

この地ち域いきでは、

住じゅう

民みん

参さん

加か

の

まちづくり

が

進すす

め

られ

て

いる

。

In this area, community development with resident participation is being promoted.

市しは新あたらしい街まちづくり計けい画かくを発はっ表ぴょうした。

The city announced a new urban development plan.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の街まちづくりtown planning/development for a place
この町まちの街まちづくりには市し民みんの声こえが反はん映えいされている。
Citizens' voices are reflected in the town planning of this city.
街まちづくりに取とり組くむto work on/tackle community development
地じ元もとの企き業ぎょうが街まちづくりに取とり組くんでいる。
Local businesses are working on community development.
街まちづくり計けい画かくを立たてるto draw up a community development plan
市しは新あたらしい街まちづくり計けい画かくを立たてた。
The city drew up a new community development plan.
住じゅう民みん参さん加かの街まちづくりcommunity development with resident participation
住じゅう民みん参さん加かの街まちづくりが各かく地ちで進すすめられている。
Community development involving resident participation is being carried out in various areas.

Kanji

街boulevard, street, town
町town, village, block
作make, production, prepare
造create, make, structure

Related words

都と市し計けい画かく
都市計画 is the formal, technical term for official city planning, while 街づくり covers both planning and grassroots community efforts to improve an area.
町まちおこし
町おこし focuses on revitalizing a declining town through events or economic activity, whereas 街づくり is the broader, ongoing process of shaping a community's physical and social environment.
地ち域いき振しん興こう
地域振興 is a bureaucratic term for promoting regional economic development, while 街づくり emphasizes shaping the livability and character of a community, often with resident input.

Written forms

街まちづくりUsage6%
Common kanji spelling, especially for urban development contexts.
まちづくりUsage86%
Kana spelling is common and often preferred in general usage.
町まちづくりUsage6%
Alternative spelling using 町, often for smaller towns or community-focused development.
街まち作づくりUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound of 街/町 (まち, 'town') and 作り (つくり, 'making'), from the verb 作る (つくる, 'to make').

町まち

作づく

り

Usage<1%

町まち造づくりUsage<1%

街まち造づくり