道

Road-way

WaniKani level 8 JLPT N4 Joyo grade 2Top 500 · #20712 strokes

Meanings

Road-way, Street, District, Journey, Course, Moral, Teachings

On'yomi

どう、とう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

みち、いう

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

道 is written in 12 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

道 (Road-way) is taught on WaniKani at level 8 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #207 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 12 strokes.

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Words using 道

沿道えんどうroadside 横断歩道おうだんほどうpedestrian crossing 横道よこみちbyway 下水道げすいどうsewer 花道はなみちelevated walkway through the audience to the stage 回り道まわりみちdetour 街道かいどうhighway (esp. one existing from the Edo period)寄り道よりみちdropping in on the way 帰り道かえりみちthe way back 軌道きどうorbit 弓道きゅうどうkyūdō 筋道すじみちreason 剣道けんどうkendo 県道けんどうprefectural road 坑道こうどうtunnel 高速道路こうそくどうろhighway

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