bridge

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 橋 has 16 strokes and denotes a bridge built for crossing.
• Basic usage: 橋 is read はし, and 歩道橋 is read ほどうきょう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Standalone and compound readings
  • 橋 is read はし as a standalone word and きょう in 歩道橋.
• The route crossed
  • 歩道橋を渡る means to cross a pedestrian overpass.
  • を marks the route traversed.