車道(しゃどう)

しゃどう
noun
roadway, carriageway
transportation
1. roadway, carriageway
The part of a road designated for vehicles, as opposed to sidewalks for pedestrians.
車道(しゃどう)を歩(ある)くのは危険(きけん)です。
It's dangerous to walk on the roadway.
自転車(じてんしゃ)は車道(しゃどう)を走(はし)らなければならない。
Bicycles must ride on the roadway.
子供(こども)が車道(しゃどう)に飛(と)び出(だ)した。
A child ran out onto the roadway.
ここは車道(しゃどう)と歩道(ほどう)が分(わ)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)の一部(いちぶ)が通行止(つうこうど)めになっている。
Part of the roadway is closed due to construction.

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

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Usage

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

Related Words

Antonym: 歩道(ほどう) (sidewalk)
Related: 道路(どうろ) (road)
Related: 車線(しゃせん) (lane)
Related: 縁石(えんせき) (curb)
Related: 道幅(みちはば) (road width)
Compare: 路肩(ろかた) (road shoulder)
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Added 2026.1.11 20:14 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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