Vocab Info

A3 Noun

路地(ろじ)alley, alleyway, lane, bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof), open field, outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops), teahouse garden, path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

    Dictionary Definition

    Common
    1. Noun

      1.

      alley, alleyway, lane

    2. Noun

      2.

      path through a gate or garden

    3. Noun

      3.

      teahouse garden

      Only applies to 路地

    All Forms

    路地 【ろじ】露路 【ろじ】

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    Examples

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      路地(ろじ)で野良猫(のらねこ)がたむろっています。

      There are stray cats hanging out in the alley.

        この路地(ろじ)にはゴミが沢山(たくさん)()てられていて(きたな)い。

        This alley is dirty with a lot of garbage thrown around.

          (もん)(なか)(にわ)(なか)比較的狭(ひかくてきせま)通路(つうろ)路地(ろじ)()います。

          A relatively narrow passage inside a gate or in a garden is called a alley.

            草庵式(そうあんしき)茶室(ちゃしつ)付属(ふぞく)した(にわ)のことを路地(ろじ)()ぶのだとか。

            It is said that the garden attached to the tea room in the grass hermitage style is called a roji.

              表通り(おもてどおり)から路地(ろじ)(はい)った瞬間(しゅんかん)雰囲気(ふんいき)一気(いっき)(くら)くなりました。

              The moment I turned from the main street into the alley, the atmosphere suddenly became darker.

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