大通り（おおどおり、oおdoおri）
- main street

The Japanese word 大通り, read as おおどおり (ōdōri), means "avenue," "main street," or "boulevard." It refers to a wide street, typically in a city, that often has several lanes of traffic and is usually lined with buildings and businesses. It implies a significant thoroughfare, not just a small residential street. It can also describe the main road of a city.

⚫︎ あの店は大きな大通りに面しています。 Translation: That shop faces a large avenue. ⚫︎ 東京の大通りはいつも人通りが多いです。 Translation: The avenues in Tokyo are always busy. ⚫︎ この大通りをまっすぐ行くと、駅に着きます。 Translation: Go straight down this main street, and you will arrive at the station.

You use 大通り when talking about large, important roads in urban areas. It's suitable when you're giving directions, describing a location, or talking about the general layout of a city. The word indicates a street of some significance, often a major traffic route. It's often used in everyday conversation, and in formal or informal situations.

⚫︎ The word is typically written in kanji as 大通り. ⚫︎ The reading, おおどおり, is in hiragana. ⚫︎ 大通り is the most common way to write this word and there are no alternate writing styles. The okurigana is standard.

⚫︎ メインストリート (meinsutorīto) - Main street (loanword) ⚫︎ 大路 (ōji) - This is a more formal or literary term for "avenue" or "main road." ⚫︎ 通り (dōri) - Street or road (general term) - This is a much broader term. ⚫︎ ロード (rōdo) - Road (loanword)

⚫︎ 小道 (komichi) - small path/lane/alley ⚫︎ 裏道 (uramichi) - backstreet ⚫︎ 細い道 (hosoi michi) - narrow road

渋谷の大通りは、いつも多くの人で賑わっています。 ・Translation: The avenues in Shibuya are always bustling with many people. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the bustling atmosphere of the main streets in the Shibuya district.

ホテルは大通りに面しているので、アクセスが便利です。 ・Translation: The hotel faces the main street, so it's convenient to access. ・Explanation: This example explains the convenience of the hotel's location.

The word 大通り is composed of two parts: 大 (ō), meaning "big" or "great," and 通り (dōri), meaning "street," "road," or "way." Therefore, 大通り literally means "big street" or "great road," accurately reflecting its meaning.