線路

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 線路 is read as せんろ and is railroad track or a railway route laid for trains.
• Basic usage: Use 雪に覆われた線路 for snow-covered railway tracks and 古い線路の模型 for a model of an old railway line.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction between 線路 and 道路
  • The headword is a rail route used by trains, while the comparison term is a road used by motor vehicles, bicycles, or pedestrians.