Alley - Shoro

Japanese: 小路 - しょうろ

〘Noun〙① A road that is narrow and the distance is short. Narrow road. Kouji. Komichi. [Li Kun-ok - Nanso Spring and Late Poem]② Under the ritsuryo system, this is the name of the road with the least amount of traffic. A road other than the Sanyo, Tosando, and Tokaido that requires the provision of five post horses at each station. *Ryo Gikai (718) - " _Only _two post horses should be provided on all roads. Twenty on main roads. Ten on middle roads. Five on alleys."③ A street that is second only to a main road in width. Divided into first and second class, first class alleys are at least four ken (approximately 7.3 meters) wide, and second class alleys are at least one and a half ken (approximately 2.7 meters) wide but less than four ken. [Ministry of Internal Affairs Ordinance No. 25 - December 6, 1919 (Taisho 8)]

sho-ji seu- ji [alley]

〘 noun 〙 A narrow passageway. Kouji. Komichi. ※Kan'ei-published Mokyu-sho (around 1529) 10 "I won't rely on footpaths. If there is no path, I'll go home crying." ※Nippo-jisho (1603-04) "Xôgi (Shouji) " ※Evening Arriving in Kyoto (1907)〈Natsume Soseki〉 "Before I knew it, I was on a footpath about one ken wide."

Ko-ji ...ji [alley]

A narrow road or street. A narrow street. ⇔ A main road. [Meigoki (1275)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 道幅がせまく、道程も短い道。細い道。こうじ。こみち。〔李群玉‐南荘春晩詩〕② 令制で、交通量の最も少ない街道の名称。山陽道・東山道・東海道以外の街道で、各駅に駅馬五匹を設置する義務を要するもの。※令義解（718）廐牧「凡諸道置_二駅馬_一。大路廿疋。中路十匹。小路五匹」③ 道幅が大路に次ぐ街路。一等と二等に分け、一等小路は幅四間（約七・三メートル）以上、二等小路は一間半（約二・七メートル）以上で四間未満の道路。〔内務省令第二十五号‐大正八年（1919）一二月六日〕