町
まち · machi · JLPT N5 · noun
town
🏘️ 町 = 田 rice field + 丁 block: the blocks of streets beside the fields
田 is a rice field and 丁 is a counter for city blocks (as in 一丁目). The character first meant the raised paths dividing fields, then the blocks of streets, then the town itself. Sound hook: machi sounds like match-y, a town of matching blocks.