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And in which context are used. Why are so many words for city in japanese T.T
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What is the difference between 市, 都市, 都会 and 市街
* 都市 refers to cities in the sense of metropolitan/urban areas as opposed to rural areas. It's also the umbrella term for large municipalities in any country.
  * 都会 is roughly the same as 都市 in the sense of metropolitan areas, but sounds more colloquial and less technical. In conversation you will hear 都会に住みたい more often than 都市に住みたい.
  * 市 is one of the categories of municipalities, and it corresponds to "(XYZ) city" in English. Its friends are "(XYZ) village" = 村, "(XYZ) town" = 町, etc. For example, The New York City is ニューヨーク市. See: [Cities of Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities_of_Japan)
  * 市街 is more like "(main) urban district" or "downtown" in a city.

For example, [special wards of
Tokyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo) are not
technically 市. But people living in these areas are safely called 都会人 ("city
people") although there is no kanji 市 in their addresses.

And as you can see, there are many words also in English (metropolitan, urban,
city, ...) :D
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