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道

road-way
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingドウ、トウ
Kun readingみち、いう
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

柔道水道道具片道書道赤道街道軌道

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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neck · horns · drop (丶) · eye (目) · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 295

Compound words

柔道じゅうどう
judo
水道すいどう
water supply; water service; waterworks; tap water; channel
道具どうぐ
tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus
書道しょどう
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
赤道せきどう
equator; (celestial) equator
片道かたみち
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
街道かいどう
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
軌道きどう
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
沿道えんどう
roadside; wayside; route
横道よこみち
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
花道はなみち
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
弓道きゅうどう
kyudo; Japanese archery
筋道すじみち
reason; logic; method; system; order
剣道けんどう
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
県道けんどう
prefectural road
坑道こうどう
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
国道こくどう
national road; national highway
坂道さかみち
hill road
参道さんどう
road approaching a shrine
山道やまみち
mountain road; mountain trail
車道しゃどう
roadway; road; carriageway
邪道じゃどう
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path
修道しゅうどう
learning; studying the fine arts
食道しょくどう
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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