KANJI: CHOU (town, block)
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A combination of the characters for field and nail. The latter was used to phonetically express walk and also lent its T-shape to suggest a junction of paths. This character origionally meant paths through the fields, and by extension came to mean the place where fields join, then finally area/community.
A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:
on-yomi: CHOU
kun-yomi: machi
- CHOU: town; block; street; 2.45 acres; 119 yards.
- machi: town; quarters; street.
New Nelson: 3729
Henshall: 57
町
町人 (chounin): merchant
町長 (chouchou): town mayor, town head.
町角 (machikado): street corner.
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