路 – path, route, road

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The kanji 路 means path, route, road, distance. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ロ、ル (ro, ru); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is -じ、みち (ji, michi). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 足 (no. 157).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ロ	ro
On’yomi	ル	ru
Kun’yomi	-じ	ji
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: 足 (Kangxi radical 157). Components: 口・足・夂・止.

Words using 路

道路どうろroad線路せんろrailway track通路つうろpassage針路しんろcourse経路けいろcourse回路かいろcircuit海路かいろsea route十字路じゅうじろcrossroads

Example sentences

その崖は道路の上に突き出ている。

The cliff hangs over the road.

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ポーターはしばしば線路を歩いて渡らなければならない。

Porters often have to walk across the tracks.

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これが海への通路だ。

This is the passage to the sea.

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Kanji with the same radical

足踏躍跡踊践跳蹴躓跨

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