道みち端ばた

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the area along the edge of a road or path, often where pedestrians walk or where things are left.

子こどもが道みち端ばたで遊あそんでいた。

A child was playing at the side of the road.

道みち端ばたに〈物もの〉があるthere is something at the roadside
道みち端ばたに自じ転てん車しゃが止とめてあった。
There was a bicycle parked at the roadside.
道みち端ばたで〈物もの〉を売うるto sell something at the roadside
彼かれは道みち端ばたで野や菜さいを売うっていた。
He was selling vegetables at the roadside.
道みち端ばたに花はなが咲さくflowers bloom by the roadside
道みち端ばたに小ちいさな花はなが咲さいていた。
Small flowers were blooming by the roadside.

路ろ傍ぼう
路傍 is a more literary, formal word for the side of a road, while 道端 is the everyday term used in casual speech.
沿えん道どう
道端 is a casual, everyday word for the edge of any path or road, while 沿道 is more formal and specifically describes the stretch along a route, often where spectators or events line up.
道みち沿ぞいN2
道端 refers to a specific spot at the edge of a road, while 道沿い describes something situated or happening along the whole stretch of a road.

道どう路ろN3
道路 refers to the road itself as a whole, while 道端 refers specifically to its edge or side.
歩ほ道どうN3
歩道 is a paved sidewalk built for pedestrians, whereas 道端 is simply the unspecified area along a road, paved or not.

Compound of 道 (road) and 端 (edge). The reading みちばた is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings.