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路地

露地、 露路

Reading

Kana: ろじ
Romaji: roji
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

alley; alleyway; lane

Note: Only 路地、 露路
2

bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops)

Note: Only 露地
3

teahouse garden

Note: Only 路地、 露地
4

path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: ロ、 ル、 -じ、 みち
Meanings: path, route, road, distance
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: ロ、 ロウ、 つゆ
Meanings: dew, tears, expose, Russia

Example Sentences

道路(どうろ)地図(ちず)(くだ)さい。
➥May I have a road map?
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このろじは(とお)()けできません。
➥This is a dead-end alley.
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(わたし)たちはパリ周辺(しゅうへん)地方(ちほう)道路(どうろ)地図(ちず)調(しら)べた。
➥We studied the road map of the country around Paris.
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これは道路(どうろ)地図(ちず)です。
➥This is a road map.
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()(きた)のはずれは路地(ろじ)迷路(めいろ)である。
➥The northernmost part of the city is a maze of alleys.
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