► 名詞
都会 [とかい] meaning: city rank: 2
☆ 東京は日本一の大都会だ ⇨ Tokyo is the biggest city in Japan (☛ Big cities)
☆ 私は都会よりも田舎に住む方が良い ⇨ I prefer living in a countryside rather than in a big city (☛ Big cities)
More examples:
- 私は都会での暮らしが好きだ ⇨ I like a life in a big city
- 彼女は都会的な美人だ ⇨ She is a beauty with big-city sophistication
- 都会では隣人との付き合いがないことが多い ⇨ In big cities often people don’t socialize with neighbors
- 都会では近所付き合いを一切しない人が多い ⇨ In big cities there are many people who don’t socialize with neighbors at all
- 都会に住む利点 ⇨ Benefits of living in big cities
- 多くの人が田舎を出て都会に移り住む ⇨ Many people move out of countryside and move to big cities
- 都会に住むデメリット ⇨ The cons of living in a big city
- 都会の雑踏 ⇨ The crowdedness (and unfriendliness) of a big city
- 都会に住むメリット ⇨ The pros of living in a big city
- 私は田舎育ちだから都会は苦手だ ⇨ I grew up in countryside, so I’m not very comfortable in big cities