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[かい()·どう()]
kaidou
noun

English Meaning(s) for 街道

noun
  1. highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road
  2. highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)

Definition and Synonyms for 街道

Highway a major road for any form of motor transport
Synonyms: 大動脈, 幹線道路, 街道
Road an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
Synonyms: ウェー, ライン, ルート, ルート, ルート, ロード, 小路, 小道, , 経路, 行路, 行き道, 街路, 街道, , , , 通り, 通り, 通る, 通い路, , , 道路, 道途

Meanings for each kanji in 街道

» boulevard; street; town
» road-way; street; district; journey; course; moral; teachings

Categories 街道 is a member of

Road an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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Way any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 街道

Sample Sentences for 街道

We had lunch at a roadside restaurant.
The holiday traffic crawled along the highway.
Houses were lined up alongside the highway.
The road tends to the south at the next village.

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