Meanings
plural tenji blocks
- A type of walkway paving tile, consisting of a dot array block and a line stack block, used to inform visually impaired pedestrians of a route (lined path) and danger ahead (dotted threshold).
Synonyms: tactile paving slab, tactile paving, tactile paver, tactile ground surface indicator, tactile walking surface indicator, detectable warning surface, braille block
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of walkway paving tile, consisting of a dot array block and a line stack block, used to inform visually impaired pedestrians of a route (lined path) and danger ahead (dotted threshold).
Origin
- Japanese点字“Braille”
- Japanese点字ブロック
- Englishtenji block
From Japanese 点字ブロック (tenji burokku), from Japanese 点字 (tenji, “Braille”) + English block.
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Chinese Mandarin 導盲磚 /导盲砖, 導盲道 /导盲道
- 導盲磚 /导盲砖 (dǎomángzhuān)Translations
- 導盲道 /导盲道 (dǎomángdào)Translations
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tenji block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenji%20block
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