ちまた

Japanese

Alternative spellings
巷 衢 岐

Etymology

From 道(ち) (chi, “road”) + 股(また) (mata, “split”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちまた [chìmátá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕima̠ta̠]

Noun

ちまた • (chimata) ^{←ちまた (timata)?}

1. fork in the road
2. alley
3. (figuratively) the "town" (in metaphors for popularity, as in English talk of the town and Chinese 街談巷議／街谈巷议)

   Synonym: (less common) 巷間 (kōkan)

   巷(ちまた)で流行(はや)っている

   chimata de hayatteiru

   being in vogue among the people

   巷(ちまた)にあふれる

   chimata ni afureru

   commonplace

Derived terms

• ちまたのかみ (chimata no kami)