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路

path
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingロ、ル
Kun reading-じ、みち
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. pathRtK
  2. distance
  3. road
  4. route
  1. route (bus, train, air, etc.)
  2. line
  3. line (taken by a group, organization, etc.)
  4. policy
  5. course

Popular Usage

針路線路海路回路経路

Radicals and components

Radical足foot⻊variant
Components
How it's built
路
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wooden leg · mouth (口) · stop (止) · footprint (止) · each · walking legs (儿) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1376

Compound words

線路せんろ
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track
回路かいろ
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
海路かいろ
sea route
経路けいろ
course; route; path; channel; process
街路がいろ
road; street; avenue
活路かつろ
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
岐路きろ
forked road; crossroads
帰路きろ
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
空路くうろ
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
航路こうろ
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
進路しんろ
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
水路すいろ
waterway; canal; channel; watercourse; aqueduct
通路つうろ
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
道路どうろ
road; highway
販路はんろ
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
迷路めいろ
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
陸路りくろ
land route; overland route; by land; overland
路線ろせん
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
路地ろじ
alley; alleyway; lane; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
順路じゅんろ
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
路上ろじょう
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
路面ろめん
road surface
街路樹がいろじゅ
roadside trees
滑走路かっそうろ
runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip

Kun Reading Examples

その町には狭い小路が多い。こうじ
The town has many narrow lanes.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は道路を渡りつつあった。
He was crossing the street.tatoeba
彼は道路を渡った。
He crossed the street.tatoeba
彼は高速道路を通ってやってきた。
He came by the freeway.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 路

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