7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N4

town, village, block, street

Kun'yomi
  • town ②downtown ③street
On'yomi
  • チョ
    town ②street ③chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m) ④chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

まち 94.2%
チョウ 5.8%

Character Breakdown

town, village, block
まち チョウ (1st, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)

Common Words

town ②downtown ③street
Omachi rice
neighboring town
outskirts (of a town)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.) ②Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
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References

Unicode hex code 753A
JIS X 0208 1-36-14
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2995
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3729
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1113
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1430
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21735
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 182
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 182
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 115
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 221
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 61
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 63
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 549
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.4
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1335
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 93
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5f2.1
Four corner code 6102.0
De Roo Code 3653