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道脇 (みちわき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

道みち脇わき

Meanings

1

roadside; side of the road

Refers to the area immediately beside a road or path.

道みち脇わきに小ちいさな花はなが咲さいていた。
Small flowers were blooming by the side of the road.
道みち脇わきに車くるまを停とめないでください。
Please do not park your car on the roadside.

Kanji

道road-way, street, district
脇armpit, the other way, another place

Related words

路ろ肩かた
路肩 specifically refers to the shoulder of a road, often in a traffic or engineering context, while 道脇 is a more general term for the side of any road or path.
道みち端ばた
道端 is a very common word for 'roadside' or 'wayside', often used in everyday conversation. 道脇 is less frequent and may carry a slightly more literary or formal nuance.

Built from

道みち+脇わき

Etymology

Compound of 道 (road) and 脇 (side). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.