横丁

よこちょう

Also written 横町

Meanings

1. Noun bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane

Kanji

• 横 sideways. Read as よこ.
• 丁 city block. Read as チョウ.

Example sentences

• 我々は横町の住み心地のよい小さな家に住んでいる。
  We live in a cozy little house on a side street.
• この横町は人の通りが多い。
  This cross street is busy with pedestrian traffic.

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