Word details

街道

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 街道.

Dictionary

Entry

街道いどうNounFreq #8207
1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road

Examples
街道沿いのドライブインで昼食をとった。
We had lunch at a roadside restaurant.
2

highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)

3

subdistrict (in China)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

boulevard, street, town

12 strokesFrequency 891JLPT N1Grade 4

On

ガイカイ

Kun

まち

Nanori

また

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

11 strokesFrequency 207JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ドウトウ

Kun

みちいう

Nanori

みつおさむ

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