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舗装 (ほそう): pavement, road surface — Japanese vocabulary

舗装 is read ほそう and means "pavement, road surface". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

舗装

Reading
ほそう · hosou
Translation
pavement, road surface
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ほそうが

Example

その通りはアスファルトで舗装されている。

そのとおりはアスファルトでほそうされている。

The street is paved with asphalt.

Kanji in this word

  • 舗 — shop, pave
  • 装 — dress, equip

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