Japanese symbol for “berm”
路肩
ろかた
Romaji: rokata
shoulder (of a road); berm
In Japanese, berm is 路肩, read ろかた (rokata).
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Meanings
- n shoulder (of a road); berm
Written forms: 路肩. Readings: ろかた、ろけん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “berm”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犬走り | いぬばしり inubashiri | scarcement; berm; ledge |
| 汀段 | ていだん teidan | tidal terrace; berm |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 路上 | ろじょう rojou | on the road; on the street; in the street |
| 回路 | かいろ kairo | circuit |
| 進路 | しんろ shinro | route; course; path |
| 通路 | つうろ tsuuro | passage; pathway; roadway |
| 路線 | ろせん rosen | route (bus, train, air, etc.); line |
| 肩書き | かたがき katagaki | title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company) |
| 肩代わり | かたがわり katagawari | taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation |
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