Japanese symbol for “underpass”
横断地下道
おうだんちかどう
Romaji: oudanchikadou
underpass; underground crossing
In Japanese, underpass is 横断地下道, read おうだんちかどう (oudanchikadou).
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Meanings
- n underpass; underground crossing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “underpass”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アンダーパス | アンダーパス andaapasu | (roadway) underpass |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 横綱 | よこづな yokozuna | yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion |
| 横断 | おうだん oudan | crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across |
| 横浜 | よこはま yokohama | Yokohama (city) |
| 横顔 | よこがお yokogao | profile; face in profile; face seen from the side |
| 横領 | おうりょう ouryou | embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation |
| 横切る | よこぎる yokogiru | to cross (e.g. road); to traverse |
| 判断 | はんだん handan | judgment; judgement; decision |
| 診断 | しんだん shindan | diagnosis; medical examination |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
See also: Chinese symbol for “underpass”.
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.