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JLPT N5 · Noun

道 (michi)

道 (みち, michi) is a Japanese noun meaning “road; path”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
みち
Romaji
michi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. road; path; street; lane; passage · noun
  2. route; way · noun
  3. distance; journey · noun
  4. road (e.g. to victory); course · noun
  5. way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles · noun

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.
Tatoeba #75838
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.
Tatoeba #143981

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 道

道
road-way, street, districtドウ・トウ・みち・いう · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 道.

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街道かいどうhighway (esp. one existing from the Edo period)軌道きどうorbit

Source: JMdict entry 1454080 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.