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Japanese word
歩道
Pronunciation
Romajihodō
Meaning
- nounsidewalk
Example
駅まで歩道を歩いて行きます。eki ma de ho dō o aru i te i ki ma su
I walk along the sidewalk to the station.
More examples
この通りは歩道が広くて歩きやすいです。ko no tō ri wa ho dō ga hiro ku te aru ki ya su i de su
The sidewalk on this street is wide and easy to walk on.
Core concept
Refers to the pedestrian space that runs alongside a road and separates people walking from traffic.
Common phrases
歩道を歩くho dō o aru ku
walk on the sidewalk
歩道の幅ho dō no haba
sidewalk width
歩道に出るho dō ni de ru
step onto the sidewalk
Similar words
通路tsūro: A passage or path used for people to move from one place to another.
Definition in Japanese
道路に沿って設けられた、歩行者が通行するための細長い道。dō ro ni so tte mō ke ra re ta ho kō sha ga tsū kō su ru ta me no hoso naga i michi
Word origin
The compound 歩道 (hodō, "sidewalk") consists of 歩 (ho, "step") and 道 (dō, "road or path"), linking walking with a designated road space.
Usage tips
- Walkway can describe many kinds of paths, but sidewalk specifically suggests a path beside a street or road.
Other meanings
- pavementnoun
- walkwaynoun