Vocabulary

What does 舗装 (ほそう, hosou) mean?

舗装 (ほそう, hosou) means paving, pavement.

Quick facts
Readingほそう
Romajihosou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ほそう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhosou

paving, pavement

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

Example sentences

  • Traffic congestion occurred due to paving work.

  • This road has not been paved yet.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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