Word Meaning 街道

かいどう kaidou

街道 is read as かいどう (kaidou) and means subdistrict (in China).

Meaning

English

  1. subdistrict (in China)
  2. highway (e.g. to success)
  3. path (to becoming ...)
  4. highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period)
  5. main road

Reading

Kana

かいどう

Romaji

kaidou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 3380 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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街道筋

かいどうすじ

highway route (Edo period)

出世街道

しゅっせかいどう

highway to success

本街道

ほんかいどう

main road

五街道

ごかいどう

the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)

裏街道

うらかいどう

byroad

街角

まちかど

street corner

街頭

がいとう

(on the) street

まち

downtown

街灯

がいとう

street light

街宣車

がいせんしゃ

(right-wing) propaganda truck

がい

street

Example Sentences

1

Houses were lined up alongside the highway.