Illustration: A family minivan travels along the left carriageway of a Japanese expressway through low wooded hills. Concrete median barriers separate the opposite traffic, two lanes continue in each direction, and a curved entry ramp joins ahead without an intersection.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

高こう速そく道どう路ろ

kousokudouro

expressway, motorway

Example sentences

  1. 新あたらしい高速道路こうそくどうろでドライブを楽たのしんだ。

    We enjoyed driving along the new expressway.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 昨日きのう高速道路こうそくどうろでひどい事故じこがあった。

    Yesterday, there was a terrible accident on the highway.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 高速道路こうそくどうろを走はしる時ときは、いくら注意ちゅういしても十分じゅうぶんとは言いえない。

    You can’t be too careful driving on the expressway.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 高速道路

  • 高tall; highOnコウKunたかい・たか・たかまる
  • 速quick; fastOnソクKunはやい・はや-・はやめる
  • 道road-way; streetOnドウ・トウKunみち・いう
  • 路path; routeOnロ・ルKunみち

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