大通(おおどお)り

おおどおり
noun
main street; avenue; boulevard
geography
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)りを歩(ある)いた。
I walked along the main street.
その店(みせ)は大通(おおどお)りに面(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)裏(うら)に入(はい)ると、静(しず)かな住宅街(じゅうたくがい)が広(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)り公園(こうえん).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 通(とお)り: street; road — a general term for any street
  • 目抜(めぬ)き通(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)り

Related Words

Antonym: 裏通(うらどお)り (back street)
Compare: 表通(おもてどお)り (main street)
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Added 2026.5.6 1:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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