道 – road-way, street, district

12 strokesTaught in grade 2#207 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 道 means road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ドウ、トウ (dou, tou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is みち、いう (michi, iu). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ドウ	dou
On’yomi	トウ	tou
Kun’yomi	みち	michi
Kun’yomi	いう	iu

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・自・并・首.

Words using 道

道みちroad柔道じゅうどうjudo水道すいどうwater supply道具どうぐtool鉄道てつどうrailroad道徳どうとくmorals道路どうろroad歩道ほどうfootpath片道かたみちone-way (trip)書道しょどうcalligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)赤道せきどうequator道順みちじゅんroute回り道まわりみちdetour道どうroad街道かいどうhighway (esp. one existing from the Edo period)軌道きどうorbit道場どうじょうdojo報道ほうどうreport (of news)使い道つかいみちpurpose

Example sentences

道は急斜面をジグザグにのぼっていた。

The path zigzagged up the steep slope.

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人生は重い荷を背負って遠い道を行くようなものだ。

One's life is like going far with a burden on one's back.

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柔道では力より技のほうが大切である。

In judo, technique is more important than strength.

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Kanji with the same radical

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