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道 — road, way, path

みち道 road

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes place transport

U+9053 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #207 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #277 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

road
way
path

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みち michi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

道(みち) michi road 地(じ) 道(みち) jimichi steady 道(みち) のり michinori distance 帰(かえ) り道(みち) kaerimichi the way back その道(みち) sonomichi that field 山(やま) 道(みち) yamamichi mountain path 花(はな) 道(みち) hanamichi flower path 使(つか) い道(みち) tsukaimichi use

とう・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

北(ほっ) 海(かい) 道(どう) hokkaidou Hokkaido 水(すい) 道(どう) suidou water service 道(どう) 場(じょう) doujou dojo 国(こく) 道(どう) kokudou national highway 歩(ほ) 道(どう) hodou sidewalk 人(じん) 道(どう) jindou humanity 合(あい) 気(き) 道(どう) aikidou aikido 王(おう) 道(どう) oudou royal road

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くび首 neck #185

⻌ road

辶 road

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どう導 guidance

Compound ideograph (会意). 首 (head/chief) with ⻌ (road/walking). A leader heading down the road — the way, path, principle.

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#162 辵 walk

道 — road, way, path

Meanings

word

みち michi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

とう・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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道 — road, way, path

Meanings

word

みち michi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

とう ・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (1)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

とう・どう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).