What does 町外れ mean?
町外れ is a Japanese noun meaning “the edge of town” or “outskirts” in English. It is written as 町外れ in kanji, まちはずれ in hiragana, and machihazure in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentences
私たちは町外れの小さなホテルに泊まった。
We stayed at a small hotel on the edge of town.
その寺は町外れにある。
The temple is on the outskirts of town.