町外れ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: In 町外れ (まちはずれ), town 町 and edge 外れ combine to denote the outskirts.
• Basic usage: 町外れ is the peripheral area away from the center of a town or built-up district.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Outskirts relative to the town center
  • 町外れに marks a location and 町外れの modifies a house or road; it need not be outside the administrative boundary.