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一般道 (ippandou) Japanese meaning: ordinary road | Kotomora

一いっ般ぱん道どう

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っ

ぱ

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ど

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Meanings

1

ordinary road; local street; non-toll road

Refers to a regular road that is not an expressway or toll road. Often used in contrast with 高速道路 (expressway) or 有料道路 (toll road).

See also: 一般道路

高こう速そく道どう路ろを降おりて、一いっ般ぱん道どうで目

もく

的てき

地ち

に

向む

かっ

た

。

We got off the expressway and headed to our destination via ordinary roads.

この一いっ般ぱん道どうは朝あさ夕ゆうの渋じゅう滞たいがひどい。

This local street has terrible traffic jams in the morning and evening.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
般carrier, carry, all
道road-way, street, district

Related words

一いっ般ぱん道どう路ろ
Synonym with the same meaning; 一般道路 is slightly more formal or technical, while 一般道 is a common abbreviation.
高こう速そく道どう路ろ
Expressway or highway; the opposite of 一般道 in terms of speed, access, and tolls.
有ゆう料りょう道どう路ろ
Toll road; 一般道 is typically free, but some 一般道 may also be toll roads in certain contexts.

Opposites

高こう速そくN3
一般道 refers to ordinary surface roads, contrasted with 高速 (the expressway) which has controlled access and higher speed limits.

Built from

一いっ般ぱん+道どう

Etymology

Compound of 一般 (general, ordinary) and 道 (road). The reading いっぱんどう follows standard on'yomi. The word is a straightforward modern coinage.