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径
径
8 strokes
Frequency: 1435
JLPT N1
Grade 4

Meanings

diameter
path
method

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
みち
こみち
さしわたし
ただちに

Common Words

道
途
路
径
みち
Noun
Freq #352
1

road; path; street; lane; passage

Examples
道は急斜面をジグザグにのぼっていた。
The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
2

route; way

Examples
人生は重い荷を背負って遠い道を行くようなものだ。
One's life is like going far with a burden on one's back.
3

distance; journey

4

road (e.g. to victory); course

5

way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles

6

teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma

7

field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality

8

means; way; method

経路
けいろ
径路
逕路
Noun
Freq #10123
1

course; route; path; channel

Examples
彼は１人で飛ぶことに慣れていた。そして彼は想像の中で何度もこの経路を飛んでいたのだ。
He was accustomed to flying alone, and he had flown this route in his imagination many times.
2

process; stages

直径
ちょっけい
Noun
Freq #10941
1

diameter

Examples
その穴は直径二メートルです。
The hole is two meters across.
半径
はんけい
Noun
Freq #12137
1

radius

口径
こうけい
Noun
Freq #22358
1

aperture; bore; calibre; caliber

径
けい
わたり
Noun
Freq #37168
1

diameter

直情径行
ちょくじょうけいこう
～な Adj.
Noun
四字熟語
Freq #71519
1

impulsive and straightforward; guileless

小口径
しょうこうけい
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #75250
1

small calibre; small caliber

Examples
「状況報告を」「現在目標は目視４。最大７か。小口径火器を所有」
"Situation report." "At present 4 in sight. At most probably 7. Holding small calibre arms."
行動半径
こうどうはんけい
Noun
四字熟語
Freq #87553
1

Military

radius of action; combat radius

2

sphere of activity; range of activity

鼠径部
そけい部
鼠蹊部
そけいぶ
Noun
Freq #90957
1

Anatomy

groin; inguinal region

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