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交通遮断 (koutsuushadan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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どう
路ろ
の
交こう
通つう
遮しゃ
断だん
を
実じっ
施し
し
た
。
To prevent the spread of infection, the city implemented a traffic blockage on major roads.
Due to the traffic blockage, residents were temporarily isolated.
Kanji 交 mingle, mixing, association 通 traffic, pass through, avenue 遮 intercept, interrupt, obstruct 断 severance, decline, refuse Related words 通つう 行こう 止ど め A common, everyday term for road closure or no thoroughfare. 交通遮断 is more formal and often implies a deliberate, large-scale blockage for quarantine or emergency purposes.
封ふう 鎖さ Means blockade or sealing off, often used in military, police, or protest contexts. 交通遮断 focuses specifically on traffic and movement restriction.
Etymology Compound of 交通 (traffic) and 遮断 (blocking, cutting off). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese formation.