Japanese symbol for “walkway”
歩道
ほどう
Romaji: hodou
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
In Japanese, walkway is 歩道, read ほどう (hodou).
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Meanings
- n footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “walkway”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桟道 | さんどう sandou | plank path (on a steep mountainside, cliff face, etc.); walkway |
| 懸け橋 | かけはし kakehashi | walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 徒歩 | とほ toho | walking; going on foot |
| 散歩 | さんぽ sanpo | walk; stroll |
| 進歩 | しんぽ shinpo | progress; advance; improvement |
| 譲歩 | じょうほ jouho | concession; conciliation; compromise |
| 歩行 | ほこう hokou | walking; walk |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad; railway; rail transport |
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.