(しゃどう)

しゃどう
noun
roadway, carriageway
1. roadway, carriageway
The part of a road designated for vehicles, as opposed to sidewalks for pedestrians.
車道(しゃどう)(ある)のは危険(きけん)です。
It's dangerous to walk on the roadway.
Bicycles must ride on the roadway.
子供(こども)車道(しゃどう)()()した
A child ran out onto the roadway.
ここは車道(しゃどう)歩道(ほどう)()かれていない
Here the roadway and sidewalk are not separated.
工事(こうじ)のため、車道(しゃどう)一部(いちぶ)通行止(つうこうど)になっている。
Part of the roadway is closed due to construction.

車道(しゃどう) combines (しゃ) (vehicle) + (どう) (road/way).

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  • In Japan, bicycles are legally required to use 車道(しゃどう) in most cases
  • Important vocabulary for traffic safety and driving