tenji block

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tenji block

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From Japanese 点字ブロック (tenji burokku), from Japanese 点字 (tenji, “Braille”) + English block.

noun 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).
Similar: tactile paving slab, tactile paving, tactile paver, tactile ground surface indicator, tactile walking surface indicator, detectable warning surface, braille block

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中文	導盲磚 /导盲砖 dǎomángzhuān, 導盲道 /导盲道 dǎomángdào

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@misc{tenji_block_2026,
  title = {tenji block},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenji%20block},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}