Word Meaning 横断歩道

おうだんほどう oudanhodou

横断歩道 is read as おうだんほどう (oudanhodou) and means pedestrian crossing.

Meaning

English

  1. pedestrian crossing
  2. crosswalk

Reading

Kana

おうだんほどう

Romaji

oudanhodou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 46 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words 信号 Rank 5690 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

押しボタン式横断歩道

おしぼたんしきおうだんほどう

push-button (pedestrian) crossing

横断歩道橋

おうだんほどうきょう

pedestrian bridge

横断地下道

おうだんちかどう

underpass

大陸横断鉄道

たいりくおうだんてつどう

transcontinental railroad

横道

よこみち

wrong way

横道

おうどう

wickedness

横山神道

よこやましんとう

Yokoyama Shinto (Edo-period Shinto sect promoted by Masae Yokoyama)

横断

おうだん

cutting horizontally

横断面

おうだんめん

(transverse) cross section

横歩き

よこあるき

side stepping

横断者

おうだんしゃ

person crossing (e.g. the road)

散歩道

さんぽみち

promenade

Example Sentences

3

There is a park across that crosswalk.

A pedestrian needs to cross the street at a crosswalk.

You need to look in all directions before crossing the street, even at a crosswalk when the light is green.