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
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).
Appears in idioms
Components
Used as component in (1)
Compound ideograph (会意). 首 (head/chief) with ⻌ (road/walking). A leader heading down the road — the way, path, principle.