道端(みちばた)

みちばた
noun
roadside; wayside; side of the road
geography
1. roadside; wayside; edge of the road
The edge or side of a road or street, especially the strip just beside where people walk or drive.
道端(みちばた)に花(はな)が咲(さ)いている。
Flowers are blooming by the roadside.
道端(みちばた)で子猫(こねこ)を拾(ひろ)った。
I picked up a kitten on the side of the road.
道端(みちばた)に座(すわ)り込(こ)んで、しばらく空(そら)を見上(みあ)げていた。
I sat down by the roadside and gazed up at the sky for a while.

道端(みちばた) refers to the side or edge of a road. The 端(ばた) element (a voiced form of 端(はた)) means 'edge.'

Common collocations

  • 道端(みちばた)に: by the roadside (location)
  • 道端(みちばた)で: at the roadside (where an action happens)
  • 道端(みちばた)の草(くさ): roadside grass

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 路肩(ろかた) (road shoulder)
Compare: 歩道(ほどう) (sidewalk)
Compare: 路側(ろそく) (roadside)
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Added 2026.5.26 11:06 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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