(ほそうどうろ)

ほそうどうろ
noun
paved road
1. paved road; surfaced road
A road whose surface has been paved with asphalt or concrete, as opposed to an unpaved dirt or gravel road.
舗装道路(ほそうどうろ)(はし)る。
to drive on a paved road
(むら)まで舗装道路(ほそうどうろ)(とお)っている。
A paved road runs all the way to the village.
舗装道路(ほそうどうろ)()わると、でこぼこの砂利道(じゃりみち)になった。
Where the paved road ended, it became a bumpy gravel road.

A road with a paved surface. Built from 舗装(ほそう) (paving) and 道路(どうろ) (road).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 舗装道路(ほそうどうろ)(はし)る: to travel on a paved road
  • 舗装道路(ほそうどうろ)整備(せいび)される: for paved roads to be developed

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 未舗装(みほそう)道路(どうろ): unpaved road
  • 砂利道(じゃりみち): gravel road