坂道(さかみち)

さかみち
noun
slope; hill road; incline
terrainroads
1. slope; hill road; incline
a road or path that goes up or down a slope
坂道(さかみち)を登(のぼ)る。
To climb a slope.
この坂道(さかみち)は急(きゅう)だ。
This slope is steep.
自転車(じてんしゃ)で坂道(さかみち)を下(くだ)る。
To go down a hill by bicycle.
長(なが)い坂道(さかみち)を歩(ある)いて疲(つか)れた。
I got tired from walking up the long hill.
学校(がっこう)までの道(みち)には坂道(さかみち)が多(おお)い。
There are many slopes on the way to school.

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Usage

Japan has many famous named slopes (坂(さか)), especially in Tokyo and other hilly cities.

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Related: 上(のぼ)り坂(ざか) (uphill slope)
Related: 下(くだ)り坂(ざか) (downhill slope)
Related: 峠(とうげ) (mountain pass)
Compare: 急坂(きゅうざか) (steep slope)
Related: 峠道(とうげみち) (mountain pass road)
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Added 2026.1.25 16:33 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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