国道(こくどう)

こくどう
noun
national highway; national route
transportation
1. national highway; national route
A road built and maintained by the national government and identified by a number, such as 国道(こくどう)1号(ごう). Most are ordinary roads with traffic lights, not expressways.
国道(こくどう)を走(はし)る。
To drive along the national highway.
この道(みち)は国道(こくどう)1号線(ごうせん)だ。
This road is Route 1.
国道(こくどう)沿(ぞ)いには、大(おお)きな駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)のある店(みせ)が並(なら)んでいる。
Shops with big parking lots line the national highway.

Common collocations

  • 国道(こくどう)〜号(ごう) / 〜号線(ごうせん): Route ~
  • 国道(こくどう)沿(ぞ)い: along the highway
  • 国道(こくどう)に出(で)る: to come out onto the highway

Similar words

  • 高速道路(こうそくどうろ): expressway, a toll road without traffic lights. A 国道(こくどう) is usually an ordinary road, free to use.
  • 県道(けんどう): prefectural road, maintained by the prefecture.

Related Words

Compare: 高速道路(こうそくどうろ) (expressway, a toll road without traffic…)
Compare: 県道(けんどう) (prefectural road)
Related: 自動車道(じどうしゃどう) (motorway)
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Added 2026.9.30 2:04 · Revised 2026.10.2 9:21
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