(どうろ)

どうろ
noun
road, highway
1. road, highway, street
A path for vehicles and pedestrians.
道路(どうろ)()んでいる
The road is congested.
There's congestion due to road construction.
Please be careful when crossing the road.
The road has become slippery because it snowed.
A new road was built, making it convenient to get to the station, but the number of cars increased and traffic accidents also went up.

道路(どうろ) is a formal term for road or highway.

FORMALITY:
More formal than (みち) (path, road). Used in official, news, and technical contexts.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 道路(どうろ)(わた)る: to cross the road
  • 道路(どうろ)工事(こうじ): road construction
  • 道路(どうろ)()む: the road is congested

TYPES OF ROADS:

  • 高速(こうそく)道路(どうろ): expressway, highway
  • 国道(こくどう): national highway
  • 県道(けんどう): prefectural road
  • 私道(しどう): private road

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • (みち): road, path (general, less formal)
  • (とお)り: street, avenue
  • ストリート: street (urban, loanword)

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