Word details
道
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 道.
Dictionary
Entry
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
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
道
road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
11 strokesFrequency 207JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ドウトウ
Kun
みちいう
Nanori
さじどみつおさむ
途
route, way, road
9 strokesFrequency 717JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ト
Kun
みち
路
path, route, road, distance
13 strokesFrequency 529JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ロル
Kun
-じみち
径
diameter, path, method
8 strokesFrequency 1,435JLPT N1Grade 4
On
ケイ
Kun
みちこみちさしわたしただちに
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