自転車道

Japanese

自転車道 (jitenshadō): a bicycle lane in Kawasaki, Kanagawa.

Kanji in this term
自	転	車	道
じ Grade: 2	てん Grade: 3	しゃ Grade: 1	どう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
自轉車道 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 自転車 (jitensha, “bicycle”) +‎ 道 (dō, “road, way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑitẽ̞ɰ̃ɕa̠do̞ː]

Noun

自(じ)転(てん)車(しゃ)道(どう) • (jitenshadō) ^{←じてんしやだう (zitensyadau)?}

1. a bicycle lane

Usage notes

This term is defined in legal contexts by the 道路交通法 (Tsūro Kōtsū Hō, “Road Traffic Act”).

See also

• 車道(しゃどう) (shadō): a roadway; a traffic lane (for automobiles)
• 歩道(ほどう) (hodō): a sidewalk, a pedestrian walkway