ちまた
Japanese
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巷 衢 岐 |
Etymology
editFrom 道 (chi, “road”) + 股 (mata, “split”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editちまた • (chimata) ←ちまた (timata)?
- fork in the road
- alley
- (figuratively) the "town" (in metaphors for popularity, as in English talk of the town and Chinese 街談巷議/街谈巷议)
Derived terms
edit- ちまたのかみ (chimata no kami)