NichiDict

街道

N1
かいどう
[kaidou]
Illustration for 街道

Meanings

1.Noun

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road

2.Noun

highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)

3.Noun

subdistrict (in China)

Examples

街道沿いに新しい店が次々と開店した。

New shops have opened one after another along the avenue.

街道には多くの店が並んでいます。

Many shops line the street.

江戸時代には五街道が整備されていた。

During the Edo period, the five major highways were maintained.