How to say "accessibility" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe direct loanword, used much as in English for how easily places, systems, or services can be reached and used; typical of technical and design contexts.
- 回遊性かいゆうせいnounMatches 'accessibility' as ease of getting around: how easily people can wander through a space such as a shopping district or park. It concerns movement within a place, not reaching it.
- 足の便あしのべんexpression, nounCovers 'accessibility' in the sense of transportation access: how conveniently a location can be reached by car, train, or other transport. An idiomatic expression, typical in descriptions of housing and neighborhoods.
Use 「アクセシビリティ」 for the general or technical sense of the English word, 回遊性 for ease of getting around inside a space, and 「足の便」 for convenience of transportation access to a place.
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