坂道
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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坂 | 道 |
さか Grade: 3 |
みち Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology edit
坂 (saka, “hill”) + 道 (michi, “path, way”). Compare Chinese 坡道 (pōdào)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- slope, incline, hill (path or road on a hill)
- 集落自体は駅から徒歩 20〜30 分ほど坂道を登れば姿を現す。
- Shūraku jitai wa eki kara toho nijū~sanjū pun hodo sakamichi o noboreba sugata o arawasu.
- From the station, if you climb the slope you can make out the village after about 20 or 30 minutes.
- 集落自体は駅から徒歩 20〜30 分ほど坂道を登れば姿を現す。
References edit
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.