Vocabulary

What does 街道 (かいどう, kaidou) mean?

街道 (かいどう, kaidou) means highway, main road; the road (to success).

Quick facts
Readingかいどう
Romajikaidou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
かいどう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkaidou

highway, main road; the road (to success)

  1. 1noun highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road
  2. 2noun highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)
  3. 3noun subdistrict (in China)

Example sentences

  • He began walking the road to success.

  • An old post town remains along the old highway.

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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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