VocabJLPT N2
highway
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period)
  2. 2. main road
  3. 3. highway (e.g. to success)
  4. 4. subdistrict (in China)
A historical road or highway that connected towns and regions, especially during the Edo period. These routes were important for travel and trade. You might see this word on road signs or in historical contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Um, how late does the café along the highway stay open?

Sentence 2

If the highway is developed further, would it bring in more tourists?

Sentence 3

That sign says "Old Highway Entrance"!

Sentence 4

Is it true there's a hot spring at the end of the highway?

Sentence 5

She bragged that she'd memorized all the post town names along the old highway.