車道

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 車道 is read as しゃどう and is a noun for the roadway, the part of a road intended for vehicles.
• Basic usage: Travel along it appears in 車道を走る, while something rolling toward it appears in 車道へ転がる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Route and direction
  • Use を for movement along the roadway and へ for movement directed into or toward it.
• Difference from 歩道
  • 歩道 is the sidewalk for pedestrians, while 車道 is the portion of the road intended for vehicle traffic.