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寺町

てらまち

N1temple district · temple quarter

Examples

古い寺が並ぶ寺町をゆっくり歩いた。

寺町の一角に小さな茶店がある。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 寺町 (てらまち) is a street or district where temples cluster. It appears as a traversed route and a whole containing a section.
  • Basic usage: Someone walks through a temple-lined quarter; a small teahouse stands in one corner.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Temple district traversed and neighborhood containing a shop
    • Route-marking appears in 寺町を歩く; 寺町の一角 is a whole-part relation. It is not one temple's name.

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