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高速道路 (kousokudouro) Japanese meaning: highway | Kotomora
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高こう
速そく
道どう
路ろ
で
渋じゅう
滞たい
に
巻ま
き
込こ
ま
れ
た
。
I got stuck in a traffic jam on the expressway.
Please exit the highway at the next interchange.
Usage patterns 高こう 速そく 道どう 路ろ に 乗の る to get on the expressway
I got on the expressway in Tokyo and drove all the way to Osaka.
高こう 速そく 道どう 路ろ を 降お りる to get off the expressway
Please get off the expressway at the next interchange.
高こう 速そく 道どう 路ろ が 渋じゅう 滞たい する for the expressway to be congested
During the Obon holiday, the expressway gets terribly congested.
高こう 速そく 道どう 路ろ を 走はし る to drive on the expressway
Kanji 道 road-way, street, district Related words 自動車道 is a more formal or legal term for an expressway (often part of official names), while 高速道路 is the everyday word for the same kind of road.
国道 is an ordinary nationally-designated road that often passes through towns, while 高速道路 is a tolled, controlled-access expressway built for high-speed travel.
高速道路 is the full, formal term for an expressway, while 高速 is the common spoken abbreviation for the same thing.
高速道路 is the standard, official Japanese term for an expressway, while ハイウェイ is a casual loanword often used in conversation or branding.
道路 is the general word for any road, while 高速道路 narrows this down to an expressway or motorway.
Opposites 一般道路 refers to ordinary surface roads with traffic lights and intersections, in contrast to 高速道路, which is a limited-access, high-speed road.
Etymology Compound of 高速 (high speed) + 道路 (road). A straightforward modern term with no obscure historical derivation.
Be careful not to speed when driving on the expressway.
