Frequency rank: 13,200. – 13,232.
- passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- passerby
- pedestrian
- foot passenger
This refers to a person who is walking by a particular place, often used in contexts where they are simply moving past an area without stopping.
A passerby is crossing the street.
This meaning emphasizes someone who is walking, particularly in the context of being in traffic or on the street.
Be careful of cars; the pedestrian is waiting at the signal.
This refers to someone traveling by foot, especially in contexts involving transport where people might be traveling without vehicles, such as on ferries or bridges.
Generated collocations (experimental)
つうこうにん通行人がいるthere is a passerbyつうこうにん通行人のしせん視線the gaze of a passerbyつうこうにん通行人にこえをかける声をかけるto speak to a passerbyつうこうにん通行人がおおい多いmany pedestrians are aroundつうこうにん通行人をかんさつ観察するto observe passerbyつうこうにん通行人のためのおうだんほどう横断歩道crosswalk for pedestriansつうこうにん通行人のながれ流れflow of pedestriansつうこうにん通行人のあんぜん安全safety of pedestriansつうこうにん通行人としてあるく歩くto walk as a pedestrianつうこうにん通行人とすれちがうすれ違うto pass by a passerby
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