通行止(つうこうど)め

つうこうどめ
noun
road closure; closed to traffic
transportation
1. road closure; closed to traffic; no thoroughfare
The blocking or prohibition of passage along a road, path, or bridge, typically due to construction, an accident, a natural disaster, or an event.
この道(みち)は通行止(つうこうど)めです。
This road is closed.
台風(たいふう)で橋(はし)が通行止(つうこうど)めになった。
The bridge was closed due to the typhoon.
工事(こうじ)のため、来月(らいげつ)まで通行止(つうこうど)めが続(つづ)く予定(よてい)です。
The road closure is expected to continue until next month due to construction.

Composed of 通行(つうこう) (passage, traffic) + 止(と)め (stopping). Commonly seen on road signs and traffic notices. The pattern ～止(ど)め is productive and appears in other compounds like 立(た)ち入(い)り禁止(きんし) (no entry).

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Related: 迂回(うかい) (detour)
Related: 交通規制(こうつうきせい) (traffic regulation)
Compare: 立入禁止(たちいりきんし) (no entry, keep out)
Compare: 進入禁止(しんにゅうきんし) (no entry)
Compare: 通行禁止(つうこうきんし) (no passage)
Compare: 車線規制(しゃせんきせい) (lane restriction)
Antonym: 通行可(つうこうか) (passable)
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Added 2026.3.27 15:03 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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