Japanese symbol for “driveway”
私道
しどう
Romaji: shidou
private road; driveway
In Japanese, driveway is 私道, read しどう (shidou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n private road; driveway
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “driveway”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ドライブウェイ | ドライブウェイ doraibuwei | driveway |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 私立 | しりつ shiritsu | private (establishment) |
| 私鉄 | してつ shitetsu | private railway |
| 私的 | してき shiteki | private; personal |
| 私物 | しぶつ shibutsu | private property; personal belongings; personal effects |
| 私生活 | しせいかつ shiseikatsu | private life |
| 私服 | しふく shifuku | ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
See also: Chinese symbol for “driveway”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.