未舗装(みほそう)

みほそう
noun (no-adjective)
unpaved; unfinished road surface
1. unpaved; not yet paved
Describes a road or surface that has not been paved with asphalt or concrete. The prefix 未～ indicates something not yet done.
この道(みち)は未舗装(みほそう)だ。
This road is unpaved.
未舗装(みほそう)の道路(どうろ)は雨(あめ)の後(あと)ぬかるみやすい。
Unpaved roads tend to get muddy after rain.
山奥(やまおく)には未舗装(みほそう)の林道(りんどう)がまだ多(おお)く残(のこ)っている。
There are still many unpaved forest roads deep in the mountains.

A compound of the prefix 未(み)～ (not yet) and 舗装(ほそう) (paving). Used as a no-adjective to describe roads or surfaces that have not been paved.

GRAMMAR:

  • 未舗装(みほそう)の道(みち): unpaved road (no-adjective + の)
  • 未舗装(みほそう)だ: is unpaved (predicate)

THE 未(み)～ PREFIX:

This prefix attaches to Sino-Japanese words to mean "not yet":

  • 未完成(みかんせい): incomplete
  • 未経験(みけいけん): inexperienced
  • 未確認(みかくにん): unconfirmed
  • 未使用(みしよう): unused

RELATED WORDS:

  • 舗装(ほそう): paving — the base word
  • 砂利道(じゃりみち): gravel road
  • 土道(つちみち): dirt road
  • アスファルト: asphalt
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Added 2026.3.18 13:29 · Revised 2026.4.2 19:36
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