ゼブラゾーン

noun

diagonal white line zone; traffic guide zone

A road area marked with diagonal white lines (often a no-stopping zone or traffic channelization area), not a pedestrian crossing. Distinct from 横断歩道.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from zebra zone

See also: 導流帯

• 交こう差さ点てんの手て前まえにゼブラゾーンが設もうけられている。

  A zebra zone is set up before the intersection.

• ゼブラゾーン内ないでの駐ちゅう停てい車しゃは禁きん止しされています。

  Stopping or parking is prohibited within the zebra zone.

noun

zebra crossing; pedestrian crossing

Used by some Japanese speakers to refer to a pedestrian crossing with white stripes, but 横断歩道 is the standard term. This usage may be influenced by English 'zebra crossing'.

See also: 横断歩道

• イギリスでは、ゼブラゾーンで車くるまが止とまってくれる。

  In the UK, cars stop at zebra crossings.