したまち

したまち: [下町] ¶→東京の下町
下町
Shitamachi
lower parts of town
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したまち【下町】

¶ → 東京の下町

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したまち【下町】

a low-lying area of a city with small independent shops and factories, particularly the area of eastern downtown Tokyo near Tokyo Bay; the shitamachi. <▲> 「下町」に相当する英語は見当たらない. たとえば “downtown” と訳すことはできない. 「下町育ちです」というようなことを述べるとすれば, I was brought up in Asakusa [Ueno, Tsukiji, etc.] のように言ってから, 説明をするよりない.

下町言葉 the language spoken in the shitamachi area of Tokyo.

下町情緒 the friendly atmosphere of the shitamachi section (of a city).

下町育ち a shitamachi bred person.

下町風《in》 the shitamachi style [fashion].

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