索道

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 索道 is read as さくどう and is a noun for a cable-based installation or route that carries people or freight through the air.
• Basic usage: Use 索道で資材を運ぶ for the means of transport and 索道の仕組み for the mechanism of the installation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Everyday and technical terms
  • Passenger systems are often called ロープウェー, while 索道 is a more technical term that can also cover freight systems.
• Facility and mechanism
  • It can name the operating transport route or modify a noun referring to the mechanism studied in a model.