Word details

近道

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 近道.

Dictionary

Entry

近道みち近路NounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #12531
1

shorter way; shortcut

Examples
学校への近道だよ。
It's a shortcut to the school.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

near, early, akin, tantamount

6 strokesFrequency 194JLPT N3Grade 2

On

キンコン

Kun

ちか.い

Nanori

おうおおこの

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

11 strokesFrequency 207JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ドウトウ

Kun

みちいう

Nanori

みつおさむ

path, route, road, distance

13 strokesFrequency 529JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

-じみち

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