Translation guide
A walkway is a path or passage designed for walking. In Japanese, the translation depends on the setting: a garden path, a pedestrian walkway in a city, a covered passage between buildings, or a moving walkway at an airport.
A path for walking in a garden, park, or natural setting, often unpaved or scenic.
A promenade or walking path, often in a park or along a scenic area. Implies a leisurely stroll.
公園の遊歩道を散歩した。
I took a walk along the park's walkway.
Literally 'walking path'. A casual term for any path used for a stroll, often in residential areas or parks.
この散歩道は桜がきれいだ。
This walkway has beautiful cherry blossoms.
A technical term used in landscape architecture for a path within a garden or park.
日本庭園の園路は石畳が多い。
Japanese garden walkways are often paved with stone.
A paved path or sidewalk for pedestrians, often alongside a road or in a plaza.
The standard word for sidewalk or pedestrian walkway. Used in urban contexts.
歩道を歩いてください。
Please walk on the walkway.
A pedestrian-only road or walkway, often found in shopping districts or plazas.
この通りは歩行者専用道路です。
This street is a pedestrian walkway.
A roofed walkway connecting buildings, often found in schools, hospitals, or commercial complexes.
A covered bridge-like corridor connecting two buildings. Common in schools and traditional architecture.
渡り廊下で本館と別館がつながっている。
The main building and annex are connected by a walkway.
A connecting passage or walkway, often used in modern buildings like airports or stations.
駅の連絡通路は長い。
The station walkway is long.
A moving belt that transports people, found in airports or large stores.
Literally 'moving walkway'. The standard term for a travelator.
空港の動く歩道で移動した。
I used the moving walkway at the airport.
A less common loanword for 'moving walkway', sometimes used in technical contexts.
オートウォークは整備中です。
The moving walkway is under maintenance.
A loanword from French, used for a stylish promenade or boardwalk, often by the sea.
海沿いのプロムナードを歩いた。
We walked along the seaside walkway.