都市部|としぶtoshibu

1. nounurban area; urban district
   大部分だいぶぶんの人々ひとびとは都市部としぶに住すんでいる。↗

   Most people live in urban areas.

• Synonym市街地しがいちNeutralRefers to a town's built-up area, where houses, shops and offices cluster and farmland is scarce; leans administrative, as in 「市街地を走る」.
• Antonym田舎いなかNeutralThe countryside, the direct opposite of 「都市部」, as in 「田舎暮らし」.
• Antonym農村部のうそんぶNeutralRural, farming areas; the opposite of 「都市部」. A statistical term, typical of reports and data.

Use 「都市部」 for urban areas, as in 「都市部の人口」. 「市街地」 covers a town's built-up area; for the countryside use 「田舎」, or 「農村部」 in statistical contexts.

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1. 町まちや街まちが密集みっしゅうしている地域ちいき。ビルや人口じんこうが多おおい所ところ。