noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
下町 したまち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

below, down, descend
カ した くだ.る (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
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)