中央分離帯(ちゅうおうぶんりたい)

ちゅうおうぶんりたい
noun
median strip; central reservation
transportation
1. median strip; central reservation (of a road)
The strip in the middle of a road that separates traffic moving in opposite directions. May be a raised curb, a planted area, or a barrier.
中央分離帯(ちゅうおうぶんりたい)に木(き)が植(う)えてある。
Trees are planted in the median strip.
車(くるま)が中央分離帯(ちゅうおうぶんりたい)に乗(の)り上(あ)げた。
The car rode up onto the median strip.
この道路(どうろ)は中央分離帯(ちゅうおうぶんりたい)があるので、反対車線(はんたいしゃせん)に出(で)る心配(しんぱい)がない。
This road has a median strip, so there is no worry of crossing into the oncoming lane.

A road-engineering term. Separates opposing traffic to prevent head-on collisions. Often shortened to 分離帯(ぶんりたい) in casual speech.

Common collocations

  • 中央分離帯(ちゅうおうぶんりたい)に乗(の)り上(あ)げる: to ride up onto the median
  • 中央分離帯(ちゅうおうぶんりたい)のガードレール: the guardrail on the median
  • 植(う)え込(こ)みの中央分離帯(ちゅうおうぶんりたい): a planted median strip

Related Words

Related: ガードレール (guardrail)
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Added 2026.7.18 6:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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