丁目（ちょうめ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 3)
Meaning: city block
Example sentences
- 三丁目の交差点を右に曲がる。 — Turn right at the intersection in block three.
- その店はこの通りの一丁目にある。 — That shop is in block one of this street.
Idioms & proverbs containing “丁目”
- 一丁目一番地 (いっちょうめいちばんち) — first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; plot 1, block 1
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