Derived from the Japanese kanji 萬 (ma) meaning "ten thousand" or 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax" or 真 (ma) meaning "truth; pure; genuine" combined with 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" or 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom". Using the kanji 町 or 街 (machi) this is a vocabulary word meaning "city, town, street".Other kanji combinations are also possible.