片道

• 読み: かたみち
• ローマ字: katamichi
• 漢字の分解: 片 (kata/hen) — one-sided, partial; 道 (michi/dou) — road, way, path
• 発音: /ka.ta.mi.tɕi/

意味

One-way trip. Travelling in one direction only, as opposed to a round trip.

A noun often used with 切符 (ticket) or 料金 (fare). The opposite is 往復 (round trip). At ticket counters and machines, 片道 and 往復 are the two main options. Also used figuratively to describe a journey with no return.

例文

1. 東京までの片道切符をください。
2. 片道だけで三時間かかります。
3. 片道の料金はいくらですか。

使い方ガイド

場面: train stations, airports, travel

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 片 (one-sided, partial) and 道 (road, way). Literally means one side of the road — travelling only one direction of the path.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal