noun

  1. outskirts (of a town), edge (of a town), just outside the city limits.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
町外れ まちはずれ
 
街外れ まちはずれ
 
 
 
町はずれ まちはずれ
 
 
 
街はずれ まちはずれ

Contained Kanji 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)
outside
ガイ そと はず.す (2nd, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)