表 通(おもてどお)り

おもてどおり

noun

main street; front street

1. main street; front street

A wide, well-traveled street that is the primary thoroughfare in an area, as opposed to back streets or side streets.

表通(おもてどお)りに面(めん)した店(みせ)。

A shop facing the main street.

表通(おもてどお)りは人通(ひとどお)りが多(おお)い。

There is a lot of foot traffic on the main street.

There's a hidden gem of a restaurant in an alley one block off the main street.

Contrasts with 裏通(うらどお)り (back street, side street). Properties facing the 表通(おもてどお)り tend to have higher rent and more visibility.

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Added 2026.3.22 17:53 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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