tenji block

English

Tenji blocks in dome and rod form

Etymology

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

Noun

tenji block (plural tenji blocks)

1. 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 ground surface indicator
• tactile walking surface indicator
• detectable warning surface
• braille block

Hyponyms

• truncated domes

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 導盲磚／导盲砖 (dǎomángzhuān), 導盲道／导盲道 (dǎomángdào)

See also

• bumpy pavement