ドライブウェイ

Written forms

• ドライブウェイUsage65%

  Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'driveway'.

• ドライブウエイUsage30%

  Rare variant using ウエ instead of ウェ.

• ドライブウエーUsage4%

  Rare variant combining ウエ and long vowel mark.

• ドライブウェー

  Variant with long vowel mark; less common but still seen.

Similar words

• 車しゃ道どう

  車道 refers to a public roadway or lane for vehicles, while ドライブウェイ specifically means a private driveway leading to a residence.

• 駐ちゅう車しゃ場じょう

  駐車場 is a general parking lot or parking space, not necessarily a private driveway attached to a house.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'driveway', adapted into katakana.