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Bike travel sign guide

Common Korean words and signs

A quick recognition guide for navigation signs, bike-relevant traffic signs, blue-line markers, K-water signage, and stamp booth identifiers.

Bike navigation signs

자전거길

jajeongeo-gil

Bicycle path

General sign on dedicated bike paths.

우회로

uhoe-ro

Detour

Used when bike lanes are blocked by works.

진입금지

jinip-geumji

No entry

Do not enter from this direction.

자전거 우선

jajeongeo useon

Bikes have priority

Priority zone on mixed streets.

Traffic signs affecting bicycles

보행자 우선

bohaengja useon

Pedestrian priority

Slow down and yield through crossings.

일방통행

ilbang-tonghaeng

One-way street

Watch for contra-flow exceptions on bike lanes.

차로 감소

charo gamso

Lane reduction

Expect merges and tighter vehicle movement.

공사중

gongsajung

Roadworks

Prepare to dismount or reroute.

Blue-line route & official marker systems

블루라인

beullulain

Blue line guidance strip

Painted guidance line you follow on major routes.

국토종주 자전거길

gukto-jongju jajeongeo-gil

Cross-country bike route

Official long-distance corridor branding.

K-water 안내 표지

K-water annae pyoji

K-water route signage

River corridor guidance signage maintained in many sections.

인증센터

injeung-senteo

Certification center / stamp booth

Phone-booth style checkpoints on long-distance routes.