横断歩道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
横 断 歩 道
おう
Grade: 3
だん
Grade: 5
ほ
Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
橫斷步道 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 横(おう)断(だん) (ōdan, “crossing”) + 歩(ほ)道(どう) (hodō, “walkway”).

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) おーだんほ​どー [òódáńhóꜜdòò] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
    • IPA(key): [o̞ːdã̠ɰ̃ho̞do̞ː]

    Noun

    横(おう)断(だん)歩(ほ)道(どう) • (ōdan hodō) 

    1. crosswalk, pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing

    References

    1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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