NichiDict

往来

おうらい
[ourai]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suru

coming and going; traffic

2.Noun

road; street

3.NounNoun・suru

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship; mutual visits

4.NounNoun・suru

recurring (e.g. thoughts)

5.NounNoun・suru

correspondence

Examples

大通りの往来が激しい。

Traffic on the main street is heavy.

この道は自動車の往来が多く危険だ。

This road has heavy vehicle traffic and is dangerous.

江戸時代の参勤交代は街道の往来をにぎやかにした。

The sankin-kōtai system of the Edo period made the highways lively with traffic.