町 (machi) means “town” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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私の町は静かです。watashi no machi wa shizu ka de su

My town is quiet.

休日は町で買い物をします。kyū jitsu wa machi de ka i mono o shi ma su

I go shopping in town on holidays.

It centers on a bounded part of a community that people recognize as their local place, from a town to a neighborhood or block.

街machi: A built-up area where people live, work, shop, and spend time.

人々が暮らし、生活に必要な施設などがあるまとまった地域。hito bito ga ku ra shi sei katsu ni hitsu yō na shi setsu na do ga a ru ma to ma tta chi iki

The native word まち (machi) is written as 町 (machi, "town or district"); this character has an older sense of a field boundary or measured plot.

The size of the area depends on context, so the same word can describe a whole town or only a few streets in everyday speech.