道
道 - 1. road; path; way (a) road; path E.g.: 道路 (road), 水道 (waterworks) (b) the path one should follow E.g.: 道義 (moral principles), 道徳 (morality, ethics) 2. abbreviation for Hokkaido E.g.: 道立 (run by Hokkaido government), 道央 (central Hokkaido) 3. way; method; art; discipline; means E.g.: 道具 (tool), 書道 (calligraphy), 武道 (martial arts) 4. to say; to state E.g.: 報道 (report), 道破 (to say plainly) 5. Taoism E.g.: 道家 (Taoist school), 道教 (Taoism)
道 (みち) — road; path; way<br>(a) road; path<br>E. abbreviation for Hokkaido<br>E. way; method; art; discipline; means<br>E. to say; to state<br>E. Taoism<br>E.
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Kunyomi
みち
Onyomi
ドウ;トウ
Strokes
12
JLPT
N4
Frequency 
#207/2500
Composition
首 ⻌
Meaning
- road; path; way
(a) road; path
E. abbreviation for Hokkaido
E. way; method; art; discipline; means
E. to say; to state
E. Taoism
E.
Tip
- 北海ほっかいどうのきれいなみち…
Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
Onyomi
ドウ
トウ
| 古神道 | こしんとう | Ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the Introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan) |
| 三輪神道 | みわしんとう | Miwa Shinto (sect of amalgamated Shinto developed in the Muromachi Period) |
| 伊勢神道 | いせしんとう | Ise Shinto (school of Shinto established the Watarai family priests of Ise Jingu's Outer Shrine) |
| 俗神道 | ぞくしんとう | Folk Shinto (term used by Reform Shintoists to refer to sects of syncretized Shinto) |
| 天道乾 | てんとうぼし | Sun-dried |
Example
道楽
douraku
しよう
shiyou
。
.
Let's live it up!
道
michi
を
wo
渡
wata
ろう
rou
。
.
Let's cross the street.
道
michi
を
wo
教
oshi
えます
emasu
。
.
I'll show you the way.
道
michi
が
ga
2
2
つの
tsuno
小道
komichi
に
ni
分
wa
かれるところへきた
karerutokorohekita
。
.
We came to a place where the road branched into two lanes.
道
michi
はただひとつ
hatadahitotsu
。
.
Only one way to live.
道
michi
は
ha
何
nan
マイル
mairu
も
mo
続
tsuzu
く
ku
。
.
The road continues for many miles.
道路
douro
は
ha
修理中
shuurichuu
だ
da
。
.
The road is under repair.
道
michi
に
ni
迷
mayo
ったようだ
ttayouda
。
.
I seem to be lost.
道
michi
に
ni
缶
kan
をすてるな
wosuteruna
。
.
Don't throw away cans on the street.
道
michi
で
de
一
ichi
ドル
doru
を
wo
拾
hiro
った
tta
。
.
I found a dollar in the street.
道具
dougu
は
ha
ポケット
poketto
に
ni
入
i
れた
reta
。
.
Got the tools in my pocket.
道路地図
dourochizu
を
wo
下
kuda
さい
sai
。
.
May I have a road map?
