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.
USAGE:
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.
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