See also: 车道

Chinese

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vehicle on land; car; machine
vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
 
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
trad. (車道)
simp. (车道)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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車道

  1. driveway; lane; ramp
    爬坡車道爬坡车道  ―  pápō chēdào  ―  climbing lane
    應急車道应急车道  ―  yìngjí chēdào  ―  emergency lane
    避險車道避险车道  ―  bìxiǎn chēdào  ―  truck escape ramp
    車道封閉车道封闭  ―  Chēdào fēngbì.  ―  Lane closed.

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Japanese

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しゃ
Grade: 1
どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

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/ɕadau//ɕadɔː//ɕadoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 車道车道 (tsyhæ dawX, literally carriage + way). Compare modern Cantonese 車道车道 (ce1 dou6, “traffic lane”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しゃ)(どう) (shadōしやだう (syadau)?

  1. a road, a roadway, a carriageway
  2. (more specifically, legal) a traffic lane: that portion of a road that is marked for use by automobiles (and not for bicycles or pedestrians)

Usage notes

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The traffic lane sense is the main sense in legal contexts, as defined by the Japanese Road Traffic Act.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN