アスファルト
あすふぁると
noun
asphalt, pavement
1.
asphalt, paved surface
The dark material used to surface roads, or a road surface made of this material.
アスファルトの道。
An asphalt road.
夏のアスファルトは熱くなる。
Asphalt gets hot in summer.
雨の日はアスファルトが滑りやすいので気をつけてください。
Please be careful because asphalt is slippery on rainy days.
アスファルト refers to both the material itself and paved surfaces in general. In everyday Japanese, it often simply means a paved road as opposed to a dirt or gravel path.
ETYMOLOGY:
From English/Dutch "asphalt." The Japanese pronunciation drops the final consonant cluster.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- アスファルトを敷く: to lay asphalt
- アスファルトの上: on the asphalt
- アスファルト舗装: asphalt paving
- アスファルトの道: an asphalt road
RELATED TERMS:
- コンクリート: concrete (another common road/building material)
- 舗装: paving, pavement
- 砂利道: gravel road (contrasts with paved roads)