道路

Chinese

		direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	road; path; way
trad. (道路)		道	路
simp. #(道路)		道	路

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 道路

1. (literally, figuratively) road

   主要道路  ―  zhǔyào dàolù  ―  main road

2. (literally, figuratively) path; way; trail

   開闢新的道路／开辟新的道路  ―  kāipì xīn de dàolù  ―  to blaze new trails

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (道路):

• → Japanese: 道路(どうろ) (dōro)
• → Korean: 도로(道路) (doro)
• → Vietnamese: đạo lộ (道路)

See also

• 街 (jiē)
• 馬路／马路 (mǎlù)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

道路 (dōro): a road.

Kanji in this term
道	路
どう Grade: 2	ろ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

/dauro/ → /dɔːro/ → /doːro/

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 道路 (dhɑ̀u lò). Compare modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin 道路 (dàolù), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Cantonese 道路 (dou⁶ lou⁶).

Noun

道(どう)路(ろ) • (dōro) ^{←だうろ (dauro)?}

1. road, street, a way for local traffic

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 道路橋(どうろきょう) (dōrokyō): highway bridge
• 道路計画(どうろけいかく) (dōro keikaku): road plan
• 道路建設(どうろけんせつ) (dōro kensetsu): road construction
• 道路交通(どうろこうつう) (dōro kōtsū): road traffic
• 道路工事(どうろこうじ) (dōro kōji): road work, road construction
• 道路掃除人(どうろそうじにん) (dōro sōjinin): street sweeper
• 道路地図(どうろちず) (dōro chizu): roadmap
• 道路標示(どうろひょうじ) (dōro hyōji): traffic indicator painted on the surface of the road
• 道路標識(どうろひょうしき) (dōro hyōshiki): road sign
• 道路封鎖(どうろふうさ) (dōro fūsa): road blockage
• 道路輸送(どうろゆそう) (dōro yusō): road transport

• アスファルト道路(どうろ) (asufaruto dōro): asphalt road
• 幹線道路(かんせんどうろ) (kansen dōro): highway; arterial or trunk road
• 高速道路(こうそくどうろ) (kōsoku dōro): freeway, highway
• 弾丸道路(だんがんどうろ) (dangan dōro): literally, "Bullet Road": 1940s-50s slang for freeways
• 舗装道路(ほそうどうろ) (hosō dōro): paved road
• 有料道路(ゆうりょうどうろ) (yūryō dōro): toll road

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
道	路

Noun

道路 • (doro) (hangeul 도로)

1. Hanja form^? of 도로 (“road, thoroughfare”).