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道

road-way
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingドウ、トウ
Kun readingみち、いう
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. road-wayRtK
  2. course
  3. district
  4. journey
    道中御無事を祈ります。I wish you a good journey.tatoeba
  5. moral
  6. street
    彼は道路を渡りつつあった。He was crossing the street.tatoeba
  7. teachings
  1. road
  2. path
  3. lane
  4. passage

Synonyms

ロード道路

Popular Usage

柔道水道道具片道書道赤道街道軌道

Radicals and components

Radical辵walk
Components
How it's built
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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
道頓堀どうとんぼり
Dotonbori, Osaka's famous canal-side entertainment and dining district.
菅原道真すがわらのみちざね
Sugawara no Michizane (845–903), Heian-era scholar later deified as Tenjin, the god of learning.
報道するほうどうする
report (of news)
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

On Reading Examples

道楽しよう。どうらく
Let's live it up!tatoeba
船は今夜赤道を越すだろう。せきどう
The ship will cross the equator tonight.tatoeba
何事にも中道的な立場を取れ。ちゅうどう
Take a mean position in everything.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は博物館へ行く道を私に聞いた。みち
He asked me the way to the museum.tatoeba
彼は背の高い人を呼びとめてレコード店への道を尋ねました。みち
He stopped a tall man and asked him the way to the record shop.tatoeba
彼は道の反対側に住んでいる。みち
He lives just across the road.tatoeba
彼は道で友人と出くわした。みち
He encountered a friend on the road.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は不道徳な男だ。
He is an evil man.tatoeba
彼は博物館へ行く道を私に聞いた。
He asked me the way to the museum.tatoeba
彼は背の高い人を呼びとめてレコード店への道を尋ねました。
He stopped a tall man and asked him the way to the record shop.tatoeba
道具に応じた点前
Serving tea in a manner appropriate for the utensilwiki
宮中行事の小道具
Gadgets for court eventswiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 道

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