Korean word

로터리

Pronunciation

Romanizationroteori

Meaning

  • nounroundabout

Example

이 근처에 큰 로터리가 있어요.i keun cheo e keun ro teo ri ga i sseo yo

There is a big roundabout near here.

Illustration for 로터리 (roundabout)

More examples

로터리까지 걸어가요.ro teo ri kka ji keo reo ga yo

I walk to the roundabout.

Core concept

Traffic flows around a round island, letting several roads meet without one straight crossing through the middle.

Common phrases

  • 로터리 근처ro teo ri keun cheo

    near the roundabout

  • 로터리 앞ro teo ri ap

    in front of the roundabout

  • 로터리 주변ro teo ri chu byeon

    around the roundabout

Similar words

회전교차로hoejeongyocharo: A traffic junction built for vehicles to move around a central island.
교차로kyocharo: A place where several roads meet for vehicles and people to pass through.
사거리sageori: A junction where four roads meet and continue in four directions.
삼거리samgeori: A junction where three roads meet and continue in three directions.

Definition in Korean

원형의 중앙섬을 중심으로 차량이 회전하며 이동하는 교차로won hyeong ui chung ang seo meul chung si meu ro cha ryang i hoe jeon ha myeo i dong ha neun kyo cha ro

Word origin

The Korean noun was formed by borrowing the sound of English rotary and applying it to a circular traffic junction.

Usage tips

  • This word is useful for describing where a place is by pointing to a noticeable feature of the area.

Opposites

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