Japanese symbol for “roadway”
車道
しゃどう
Romaji: shadou
roadway; road; carriageway
In Japanese, roadway is 車道, read しゃどう (shadou).
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 roadway; road; carriageway
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “roadway”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通路 | つうろ tsuuro | passage; pathway; roadway |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
| 自動車 | じどうしゃ jidousha | car; automobile; motorcar |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ jitensha | bicycle; bike |
| 列車 | れっしゃ ressha | train; railway train |
| 駐車 | ちゅうしゃ chuusha | parking (a vehicle) |
| 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 “roadway”.
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.