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道
Grade Level: 2
JLPT Level: 4
Frequency: 207
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす)
road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ)
crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Henshall Mnemonic:
head moves, showing way along road
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Stroke Order Diagram (SOD): 12 Strokes
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On-Yomi Reading(s):
ドウ
トウ
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Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みち
さ
じ
ど
みつ
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English Meaning(s):
road-way
street
district
journey
course
moral
teachings
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Popular words and/or phrases using this kanji:
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- 沿道 [えんどう]
(n) route; course; roadside [K] [D]
- 横断歩道 [おうだんほどう]
pedestrian crossing [K] [D]
- 横道 [よこみち]
(n) side street [K] [D]
- 下水道 [げすいどう]
(n) drain; sewer; drainage system [K] [D]
- 花道 [はなみち]
(n) passage through audience to stage [K] [D]
- 華道 [かどう]
(n) flower arrangement [K] [D]
- 回り道 [まわりみち]
(n) detour; diversion [K] [D]
- 海道 [かいどう]
(n) sea route [K] [D]
- 街道 [かいどう]
(n) highway [K] [D]
- 寄り道 [よりみち]
(n,vs) dropping in on the way [K] [D]
- 軌道 [きどう]
(n) (1) orbit; (2) railroad track [K] [D]
- 弓道 [きゅうどう]
(n) (Japanese) archery [K] [D]
- 筋道 [すじみち]
(n) reason; logic; thread; method; system [K] [D]
- 近道 [ちかみち]
(n) short way; shortcut [K] [D]
- 剣道 [けんどう]
(n) kendo; swordmanship; fencing [K] [D]
- 県道 [けんどう]
(n) prefectural road [K] [D]
- 坑道 [こうどう]
(n) tunnel; (mine) level [K] [D]
- 高速道路 [こうそくどうろ]
highway; freeway [K] [D]
- 国道 [こくどう]
(n) national highway [K] [D]
- 坂道 [さかみち]
(n) hill road [K] [D]
- 参道 [さんどう]
(n) road approaching a shrine [K] [D]
- 山道 [さんどう]
(n) mountain road; mountain trail [K] [D]
- 使い道 [つかいみち]
(n) use [K] [D]
- 市道 [しどう]
(n) municipal roads [K] [D]
- 車道 [しゃどう]
(n) roadway [K] [D]
- 邪道 [じゃどう]
(n) evil course; heresy [K] [D]
- 修道 [しゅうどう]
(n) learning; studying the fine arts [K] [D]
- 修道院 [しゅうどういん]
(n) monastery; convent; cloister; abbey [K] [D]
- 柔道 [じゅうどう]
(n) judo [K] [D]
- 書道 [しょどう]
(n) calligraphy [K] [D]
- 小道具 [こどうぐ]
(n) props; (stage) properties; gadgets [K] [D]
- 食道 [しょくどう]
(n) esophageal [K] [D]
- 神道 [しんとう]
(n) Shinto [K] [D]
- 人道 [じんどう]
(n) humanity; sidewalk [K] [D]
- 人道主義 [じんどうしゅぎ]
humanism; humanitarianism [K] [D]
- 人道的 [じんどうてき]
(adj-na,n) humane [K] [D]
- 水道 [すいどう]
(n) water service; water supply [K] [D]
- 水道水 [すいどうすい]
(n) tap-water [K] [D]
- 正道 [せいどう]
(n) path of righteousness; path of duty; the right track; the correct path [K] [D]
- 赤道 [せきどう]
(n) equator [K] [D]
- 大道 [だいどう]
(n) main street; avenue [K] [D]
- 弾道 [だんどう]
(n) ballistic [K] [D]
- 地下道 [ちかどう]
(n) subterranean tunnel [K] [D]
- 地道 [じみち]
(adj-na,n) steady [K] [D]
- 茶道 [さどう]
(n) tea ceremony; Way of Tea [K] [D]
- 茶道 [ちゃどう]
(ok) (n) tea ceremony; Way of Tea [K] [D]
- 中道 [ちゅうどう]
(n) the middle road; middle of the road; mean; moderation [K] [D]
- 鉄道 [てつどう]
(n) railroad [K] [D]
- 伝道 [でんどう]
(n,vs) proselytizing; evangelism; missionary work [K] [D]
- 都道府県 [とどうふけん]
(n) administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures [K] [D]
- 逃げ道 [にげみち]
(n) way out; means to escape; escape route [K] [D]
- 道 [みち]
(n) road; street; way; method [K] [D]
- 道のり [みちのり]
(n) distance; way [K] [D]
- 道義 [どうぎ]
(n) morality; moral principles [K] [D]
- 道義的責任 [どうぎてきせきにん]
(n) moral obligation [K] [D]
- 道筋 [みちすじ]
(n) path; route; itinerary [K] [D]
- 道具 [どうぐ]
(n) implement; tool; means [K] [D]
- 道順 [みちじゅん]
(n) itinerary; route [K] [D]
- 道場 [どうじょう]
(n) (arch) dojo; hall used for martial arts training; mandala [K] [D]
- 道草 [みちくさ]
(n) wayside grass; loitering on the way [K] [D]
- 道端 [みちばた]
(n) roadside; wayside [K] [D]
- 道程 [どうてい]
(n) distance; process; journey; itinerary [K] [D]
- 道徳 [どうとく]
(n) morals [K] [D]
- 道理 [どうり]
(n) reason; truth [K] [D]
- 道路 [どうろ]
(n) road; highway [K] [D]
- 日本道路公団 [にほんどうろこうだん]
(n) Japan Highway Public Corporation [K] [D]
- 武道 [ぶどう]
(n) martial arts; military arts; Bushido [K] [D]
- 片道 [かたみち]
(n) one-way (trip) [K] [D]
- 歩道 [ほどう]
(n) footpath; walkway; sidewalk [K] [D]
- 歩道橋 [ほどうきょう]
(n) pedestrian bridge [K] [D]
- 報道 [ほうどう]
(n,vs) information; report [K] [D]
- 報道機関 [ほうどうきかん]
information media; press; news organs [K] [D]
- 報道陣 [ほうどうじん]
(n) press corps [K] [D]
- 北海道 [ほっかいどう]
northernmost of four main islands of Japan [K] [D]
- 北海道開発庁長官 [ほっかいどうかいはつちょうちょうかん]
Director General of Hokkaido Development Agency [K] [D]
- 裏道 [うらみち]
(n) back lane; secret path; unfair means [K] [D]
- 林道 [りんどう]
(n) path through forest; woodland path [K] [D]
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