人通り
Meanings
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pedestrian traffic; passersby; foot traffic
Refers to the flow or presence of people walking in a place. Often used in expressions like 人通りが多い/少ない or 人通りが絶える.
This street gets little foot traffic at night.
Let's meet in a place with lots of people around.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉は人通りが多いa place has heavy foot traffic
This area has a lot of foot traffic.
- 〈場所〉は人通りが少ないa place has little foot traffic
This street gets little foot traffic at night.
- 人通りが絶えるfoot traffic dies down completely
Late at night, the foot traffic on the shopping street died down completely.
- 人通りが激しいfoot traffic is intense/heavy
The area in front of the station has intense foot traffic.