JLPT N1 · Noun / adverb

途上 (tojou)

途上 (とじょう, tojou) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “on the way; en route”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とじょう
Romaji: tojou
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

on the way; en route · noun, adverb
in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of · noun

Example sentences

彼の車は会社への途上で、故障した。

His car broke down on the way to work.

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その国は、民主国家への途上にある。

The country is on the way to becoming a democratic nation.

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

Kanji in 途上

途

route, way, roadト・みち · 10 strokes

上

above, upジョウ・ショウ・うえ・-うえ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 途上.

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前途ぜんとfuture目途めどaim途絶えるとだえるto stop上うえabove上着うわぎcoat上手じょうずskillful上げるあげるto raise屋上おくじょうrooftop以上いじょうnot less than ...上がるあがるto rise

Source: JMdict entry 1444870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.