How do you say "square" in Japanese?

町の広場

machi no hiroba

Noun Kanji

In Japanese, "square" is 町の広場 (machi no hiroba).

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Pronunciation

Mah-chee noh hee-roh-bah, said as 'machi' (town) plus 'hiroba' (plaza) — a longer phrase rather than one tight word.

Writing and usage

町の広場 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.

Example sentence

人々は町の広場に集まった。

hitobito ha machi no hiroba ni atsuma tta.

People gathered in the town square.

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How to remember 町の広場

Machi no hiroba literally means 'the town's plaza' — the same hiroba from before, just anchored to a specific town.

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Questions about 町の広場

How do you pronounce 町の広場?

Mah-chee noh hee-roh-bah, said as 'machi' (town) plus 'hiroba' (plaza) — a longer phrase rather than one tight word.

Is 町の広場 formal or casual?

町の広場 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 町の広場 written in Japanese?

町の広場 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as machi no hiroba.

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