畦道

畔道、 あぜ道

Reading

Kana: あぜみち

Romaji: azemichi

Definition

noun

1

(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields

Kanji

畦

Readings: ケイ、 あぜ、 うね

Meanings: rice paddy ridge, furrow, rib

道

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

畔

Readings: ハン、 あぜ、 くろ、 ほとり

Meanings: paddy ridge, levee

Example Sentence

ほっそい道(どう)にほとんどスピードを落(お)とさず、走(はし)りこんだ。「近道(ちかみち)なんですよ」「ってここ、あぜ道(みち)～～～っ！」

➥We sped into the narrow track, hardly dropping any speed. "It's a short cut!" "Oi! It's a footpath!!"