坂道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
坂	道
さか Grade: 3	みち Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

坂 (saka, “hill”) +‎ 道 (michi, “path, way”). Compare Chinese 坡道 (pōdào)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さかみち [sàkáꜜmìchì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ka̠mʲit͡ɕi]

Noun

坂(さか)道(みち) • (sakamichi) 

1. slope, incline, hill (path or road on a hill)

   集落(しゅうらく)自体(じたい)は駅(えき)から徒歩(とほ) ２０(にじゅう)〜３０(さんじゅう) 分(ぷん)ほど坂道(さかみち)を登(のぼ)れば姿(すがた)を現(あらわ)す。

   Shūraku jitai wa eki kara toho nijū~sanjū pun hodo sakamichi o noboreba sugata o arawasu.

   From the station, if you climb the slope you can make out the village after about 20 or 30 minutes.

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.