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.
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