巷

ちまた
busy place
the public (like seken)

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ちまた【巷】

①［世間］

*public

［the ～］世間.

¶ → 巷の声

¶ → 巷ではだれもが知っている事柄

¶～のうわさでは彼は近く政界を引退するらしい

People say that he will retire from the political world soon.

②［騒がしい場所］

¶ → 戦乱の巷と化す

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ちまた【巷】

〔分かれ道〕 a forked road; a crossroads; 〔街路〕 a street; 〔場所〕 an arena; a theater; a scene; a district; quarters.

●戦火のちまた a battlefield; a scene of battle

・紅灯のちまた a red-light district.

●最近ちまたで評判の… the recently much-discussed[-talked-about]….

●ちまたにはカタカナ語が氾濫している. Western loan words are heard everywhere (in Japan). | Japan has been flooded with Western loan words.

●ちまたのうわさでは…. The rumor is that…. | Rumor has it that….

●生死のちまたをさまよう hover between life and death.