JLPT N3 · On the road

車道

しゃどう

roadway

Stroke order of 車道

2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

車 · 7 strokes 道 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

The road (道) for vehicles (車).

Parts: 車 vehicle + 道 road

The characters in 車道

車くるま — car (7 strokes)
道みち — road; way (12 strokes)

Example sentence

車道を歩いてはいけない。

しゃどうをあるいてはいけない。

You must not walk on the roadway.

Words with 車

車car 電車train 駐車場parking lot 駐車parking 自転車bicycle 自動車car; automobile 各駅停車local train 車内inside the car 発車departure (vehicle)救急車ambulance

Words with 道

道road; way 柔道judo 歩道sidewalk 水道water supply 片道one way 赤道equator 高速道路expressway 歩道橋pedestrian bridge 近道shortcut 報道news report 道路road 横断歩道pedestrian crossing 剣道kendo

More words: On the road

高速道路expressway 通行止めroad closed 一方通行one-way traffic 速度speed 追い越すto overtake 曲がり角corner; turn 踏切railroad crossing 歩道橋pedestrian bridge 運転手driver 免許license 近道shortcut

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