道路
Chinese
direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk |
road; path; way | ||
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trad. (道路) | 道 | 路 | |
simp. #(道路) | 道 | 路 | |
2nd round simp. | 辺路 |
Pronunciation
Noun
道路
- (literally, figuratively) road
- (literally, figuratively) path; way; trail
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 路 (“road; path”) [map]
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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道 | 路 |
どう Grade: 2 |
ろ Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
/dauro/ → /dɔːro/ → /doːro/
From Middle Chinese 道路 (dɑuX luoH). Compare modern Mandarin 道路 (dàolù), Cantonese 道路 (dou6 lou6).
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 道路橋 (dōrokyō): highway bridge
- 道路計画 (dōro keikaku): road plan
- 道路建設 (dōro kensetsu): road construction
- 道路交通 (dōro kōtsū): road traffic
- 道路工事 (dōro kōji): road work, road construction
- 道路掃除人 (dōro sōjinin): street sweeper
- 道路地図 (dōro chizu): roadmap
- 道路標示 (dōro hyōji): traffic indicator painted on the surface of the road
- 道路標識 (dōro hyōshiki): road sign
- 道路封鎖 (dōro fūsa): road blockage
- 道路輸送 (dōro yusō): road transport
- アスファルト道路 (asufaruto dōro): asphalt road
- 幹線道路 (kansen dōro): highway; arterial or trunk road
- 高速道路 (kōsoku dōro): freeway, highway
- 弾丸道路 (dangan dōro): literally, "Bullet Road": 1940s-50s slang for freeways
- 舗装道路 (hosō dōro): paved road
- 有料道路 (yūryō dōro): toll road
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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