Japanese DictionaryDefinition of ちまた
- (n) the public (esp. much-discussed, much-heard); the street (e.g. "word on the street")
ちまたではインターネットなるものがはやっています。
People are talking about this Internet phenomenon. - street; district; quarters
- location (of a battle, etc.); scene (e.g. of carnage)
- divide (e.g. between life and death)
- (orig. meaning) fork (in a road); crossroads
