Japanese Conversation · Level 49
90 words
Japanese word
道端
Pronunciation
Romajimichibata
Meaning
- nounroadside
Example
道端に花が咲いています。michi bata ni hana ga sa i te i ma su
Flowers are blooming by the roadside.
More examples
旅行者が道端で地図を広げています。ryo kō sha ga michi bata de chi zu o hiro ge te i ma su
A traveler is unfolding a map by the roadside.
Core concept
Refers to the area beside a road, rather than the road itself.
Common phrases
道端を歩くmichi bata o aru ku
walk along the roadside
道端に立つmichi bata ni ta tsu
stand by the roadside
Similar words
路傍robō: The side of a road, often in formal or literary writing.
Definition in Japanese
通行する道路と周囲の土地との境目に当たる所。tsū kō su ru dō ro to shū i no to chi to no sakai me ni a ta ru tokoro
Word origin
道端 (michibata) is a native Japanese compound of 道 (michi, "road") and 端 (hata, "edge"), whose initial sound becomes voiced in the compound.
Usage tips
- Although roadside is the usual English equivalent, wayside can sound more literary when describing something found by a road.
Other meanings
- waysidenoun