Google Said Go Straight. Two Red Kanji Disagreed.
To say road closed, no through traffic in Japanese, say 通行止め (tsūkō-dome).
Google said go straight. Two red kanji just cancelled the next twenty minutes of your walk.
通行止め
tsūkō-dome
road closed, no through traffic
In this video
- 通行止めです。 Tsūkō-dome desu. The road is closed.
- この先、通行止めです。 Kono saki, tsūkō-dome desu. It's closed ahead.
Why this phrase
Construction and festival streets in Japan go behind a red 通行止め sign that Maps often still routes through. Decode the two kanji first, then teach the spoken line so a tourist can confirm a detour instead of squeezing past a barrier.
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