横断歩道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 3
だん
Grade: 5

Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
橫斷步道 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (おう)(だん) (ōdan, crossing) + ()(どう) (hodō, walkway).

Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    (おう)(だん)()(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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