noun
Used in addresses and administrative divisions, often as a suffix. Refers to a town or a smaller district within a city.
See also: 町 (まち)
町は市より小さい自治体の一種だ。
A cho is a type of municipality smaller than a city.
この町は静かで住みやすい。
This town is quiet and easy to live in.
noun
Often used in street names or to refer to a street within a town, especially in historical or formal contexts.
表通りから一本入った町に小さな店がある。
There is a small shop on a street one block off the main road.
noun
chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
Traditional Japanese unit of length. Rare in modern daily use, but may appear in historical or land measurement contexts.
一町は約109メートルです。
One chō is about 109 meters.
noun
chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
Traditional Japanese unit of area. Rare in modern daily use, but may appear in historical or agricultural contexts.
この田んぼは二町の広さがある。
This rice field is two chō in area.