Japanese Kanji
町chou
town · village · block
Grade 1 · JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Town, village, block, street.
町 is taught in grade 1 of Japanese elementary school — one of the earliest kanji children learn. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N3 (intermediate) level. With 7 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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