片道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
片	道
かた Grade: 6	みち Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かたみち [kàtámíchí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ta̠mʲit͡ɕi]

Noun

片(かた)道(みち) • (katamichi) 

1. one-way

   片道(かたみち)二(に)キロの道(みち)のり

   katamichi ni kiro no michinori

   going one-way takes 2 km

   片道(かたみち)乗車券(じょうしゃけん)

   katamichi jōsha ken

   one-way ticket (for bus, train, etc...)

2. one-sided

   片道(かたみち)貿易(ぼうえき)

   katamichi bōeki

   one-sided trade

3. one-way ticket, short for 片道切符

Antonyms

• 往(おう)復(ふく) (ōfuku, “round trip”)