下町

したまち

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

JLPT N2 common word

Meaning

n
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
n
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

Example sentences

ディッケンズの考えが、ロンドンの下町の生き生きした描写と共に読者には伝わる。

Dickens' thoughts come across along with the vivid depiction of old London.
彼女は下町で生まれ育った。

She was born and brought up on the backstreets.
ここはしがない下町の店です。

This is but a humble downtown store.