街道 | Japanese meaning

街道【かいどう】

Frequency rank: 2,324.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road
highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)see also 出世街道【しゅっせかいどう】
subdistrict (in China)

Forms

街道【かいどう】Frequency rank: 2,324.
かいどう

Generated definitions (experimental)

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road

This meaning refers to a historical or traditional road that was used for travel and trade during the Edo period in Japan. It emphasizes the physical aspect of transportation routes.

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I traveled along the highway constructed during the Edo period.

。

He is heading to the city using the main road.

highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)

This meaning denotes a metaphorical route or process that one follows to achieve a goal or attain success. It suggests a journey of personal or professional development.

。

She is on the highway to success.

、。

Learning is the path to fulfilling dreams.

subdistrict (in China)

This meaning refers to a specific administrative division within a city or region in China. It highlights a geographic or political aspect rather than a road or path.

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That highway runs through a subdistrict in China.

。

I heard that a new highway has opened in that subdistrict.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to walk along the highwayEdo period highwayinn along the main roadhighway to successto maintain the main roadlandscape of the highwayhistorical highwayhighway merchantjourney along the main roadto drive along the highwaymain highway

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

Wiktionary

Example sentences

4 results

1. 。

The holiday traffic crawled along the highway.

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2. 。

We had lunch at a roadside restaurant.

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3. 。

The road tends to the south at the next village.

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4. 。

Houses were lined up alongside the highway.

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街道【かいどう】

Frequency rank: 2,324.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road
highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)see also 出世街道【しゅっせかいどう】
subdistrict (in China)

Forms

街道【かいどう】Frequency rank: 2,324.
かいどう

Generated definitions (experimental)

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road

This meaning refers to a historical or traditional road that was used for travel and trade during the Edo period in Japan. It emphasizes the physical aspect of transportation routes.

。

I traveled along the highway constructed during the Edo period.

。

He is heading to the city using the main road.

highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)

This meaning denotes a metaphorical route or process that one follows to achieve a goal or attain success. It suggests a journey of personal or professional development.

。

She is on the highway to success.

、。

Learning is the path to fulfilling dreams.

subdistrict (in China)

This meaning refers to a specific administrative division within a city or region in China. It highlights a geographic or political aspect rather than a road or path.