Translation guide
A walkway is a path or passage designed for walking. In Japanese, the translation depends on the setting: a garden path, a pedestrian walkway in a city, a covered passage between buildings, or a moving walkway at an airport.
A path for walking in a garden, park, or natural setting, often unpaved or scenic.
A promenade or walking path, often in a park or along a scenic area. Implies a leisurely stroll.
I took a walk along the park's walkway.
Literally 'walking path'. A casual term for any path used for a stroll, often in residential areas or parks.
This walkway has beautiful cherry blossoms.
A technical term used in landscape architecture for a path within a garden or park.
Japanese garden walkways are often paved with stone.
A paved path or sidewalk for pedestrians, often alongside a road or in a plaza.
A roofed walkway connecting buildings, often found in schools, hospitals, or commercial complexes.
A covered bridge-like corridor connecting two buildings. Common in schools and traditional architecture.
The main building and annex are connected by a walkway.
A connecting passage or walkway, often used in modern buildings like airports or stations.
A moving belt that transports people, found in airports or large stores.
歩道 (hodō) is a general sidewalk along a street, while 遊歩道 (yūhodō) implies a scenic promenade for leisure. Use 歩道 for everyday urban walkways and 遊歩道 for park paths.
walk on the sidewalk
stroll along the promenade
This street is a pedestrian walkway.
We walked along the seaside walkway.
The station walkway is long.