途 – route, way, road

10 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#717 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 途 means route, way, road. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ト (to); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is みち (michi). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ト	to
Kun’yomi	みち	michi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 込・ハ・个・亅・木・一.

Words using 途

途中とちゅうon the way途端とたんjust (now, at the moment, etc.)中途ちゅうとhalfway用途ようとuse途上とじょうon the way前途ぜんとfuture目途めどaim途絶えるとだえるto stop

Example sentences

学校へ行く途中でトムに会った。

I met Tom on my way to school.

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途中であきらめるな。

Don't give up halfway.

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私たちは山の中途まで登った。

We went halfway up the mountain.

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Kanji with the same radical

連選通進近道運過送違述追退辺造達

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