放射状(ほうしゃじょう)

ほうしゃじょう
noun, no-adjective
radial pattern, radiating shape
1. radial pattern, radiating shape
A pattern or arrangement where lines, roads, or elements spread outward from a central point, like the spokes of a wheel.
道路(どうろ)が放射状(ほうしゃじょう)に伸(の)びている。
The roads extend outward in a radial pattern.
花(はな)びらが放射状(ほうしゃじょう)に広(ひろ)がっている。
The petals spread out radially.
パリの街(まち)は凱旋門(がいせんもん)を中心(ちゅうしん)に放射状(ほうしゃじょう)に設計(せっけい)されている。
Paris is designed radially with the Arc de Triomphe at its center.

Describes a shape or arrangement radiating outward from a center point. Commonly used to describe urban planning, natural patterns, and designs. Often followed by に to function as an adverb.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 同心円(どうしんえん): concentric circles (rings from a center, not lines)
  • 扇状(せんじょう): fan-shaped (spreading in an arc, not full circle)
  • 格子状(こうしじょう): grid pattern (perpendicular lines, not radial)
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Added 2026.4.21 0:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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