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(みち)。

An asphalt road.

夏(なつ)のアスファルトは熱(あつ)くなる。

Asphalt gets hot in summer.

雨(あめ)の日(ひ)はアスファルトが滑(すべ)りやすいので気(き)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(し)く: to lay asphalt
アスファルトの上(うえ): on the asphalt
アスファルト舗装(ほそう): asphalt paving
アスファルトの道(みち): an asphalt road

Related words

コンクリート: concrete (another common road/building material)
舗装(ほそう): paving, pavement
砂利(じゃり)道(みち): gravel road (contrasts with paved roads)

Related Words

Related: コンクリート (concrete)

Related: 舗装(ほそう) (paving, pavement)

Related: 砂利(じゃり)道(みち) (gravel road)

Related: 未舗装(みほそう) (unpaved)

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Added 2026.2.10 1:01 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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