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路肩 (ろかた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

路ろ肩かた

also: ろけん

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か

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

road shoulder; berm

Refers to the strip of land alongside a road, often unpaved, used for emergency stops or as a buffer.

高こう速そく道どう路ろの路ろ肩かたに車くるまを止とめた。
I pulled over onto the shoulder of the expressway.
路ろ肩かたが狭せまいので、歩ほ行こう者しゃは注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。
The road shoulder is narrow, so pedestrians need to be careful.

Written forms

路肩Usage100%
- ろかた
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ろかた is the most common.
- ろけん
  Alternate reading; less common than ろかた.

ろけん

Kanji

路path, route, road
肩shoulder

Similar words

歩ほ道どう
歩道 is a sidewalk or footpath for pedestrians, while 路肩 is the shoulder of a road primarily for vehicles.
車しゃ道どう
車道 is the roadway or carriageway for vehicles, whereas 路肩 is the edge or shoulder outside the main traffic lanes.

Etymology

Compound of 路 (road) and 肩 (shoulder), literally 'road shoulder'.