(おおどお)

おおどおり
noun
main street; avenue; boulevard
1. main street; avenue; boulevard
A wide, major road in a city or town, typically with multiple lanes and often lined with shops and buildings.
大通(おおどお)りを(ある)いた。
I walked along the main street.
その(みせ)大通(おおどお)りに(めん)している。
That shop faces the main street.
大通(おおどお)りから一本(いっぽん)(うら)(はい)ると、(しず)かな住宅街(じゅうたくがい)(ひろ)がっている。
One block off the main street, a quiet residential area stretches out.

Refers to any wide, busy road, typically the main thoroughfare in a town or city. Many Japanese cities have streets officially named 大通(おおどお)り, such as Sapporo's famous 大通(おおどお)公園(こうえん).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 大通(おおどお)りに(めん)する: to face the main street
  • 大通(おおどお)沿()い: along the main street
  • 駅前(えきまえ)大通(おおどお)り: the main street in front of the station
  • 大通(おおどお)りを(わた)る: to cross the main street

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • (とお)り: street; road — a general term for any street
  • 目抜(めぬ)(どお)り: high street; main shopping street — emphasizes commercial activity
  • 裏通(うらどお)り: back street; side street — the opposite of 大通(おおどお)