Illustration: A narrow residential road climbs steeply between retaining walls and closely spaced homes. A resident pushes a bicycle uphill, leaning forward with both hands on the handlebars, while a small dog on a leash trots ahead with surprising ease.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

坂さか道みち

sakamichi

sloping road, hill

Example sentences

  1. フーッ、この坂道さかみちはきついよ。でも帰かえりは楽らくだよね。

    Whew! This is a tough hill. But coming back sure will be a breeze.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. その坂道さかみちを下くだろう。

    Let’s descend the slope.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 参道さんどうは神社じんじゃへ向むかって緩ゆるい上のぼり坂道さかみちになっている。

    The sando is a gentle ascent to the shrine.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 坂道

  • 坂slope; inclineOnハンKunさか
  • 道road-way; streetOnドウ・トウKunみち・いう

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