Info on the Kanji 道

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Meaning(s)

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

Reading(s)

onyomi DOU, TOU
kunyomi michi

Other

stroke count 12
grade 2
jlpt level N4
Example words with 道
WordMeaning
みち
michi
way / road / way to ... / road to ...
あくどう
akudou
wrong course / evil course
いみち
i michi
the art of medicine
いちみち
ichi michi
one road / ray
げどう
gedou
down-town / the lower town / minor road
うたみち
uta michi
versification / tanka poetry
はなみち
hanamichi
flower arrangement
がみち
ga michi
art of painting
かいどう
kaidou
sea route
がいどう
gaidou
non-buddhist teachings / non-buddhist / heterodoxy / unorthodoxy / heresy / heretic / demon / fiend / devil / brute / bad person / type of fish one did not intend to catch
かんどう
kandou
side road / shortcut
きみち
ki michi
respiratory tract / air duct
さかなみち
sakana michi
path taken by school of fish / fish ladder / fishway
ちかみち
chikamichi
short way / shortcut
こみち
ko michi
old road / ancient road / ancient methods / ancient moral teachings / the way of learning
こうどう
koudou
public road / justice
ぎょうみち
gyou michi
route / way
こくどう
kokudou
national highway
やまみち
yamamichi
mountain road / mountain trail
しどう
shidou
private road
しちみち
shichi michi
the seven districts of ancient japan
しゃどう
shadou
roadway
しょどう
shodou
calligraphy
こみち
komichi
path / lane
しょくみち
shoku michi
sexual passion
しょくどう
shokudou
esophagus / gullet / esophageal
しんどう
shindou
new road
じんどう
jindou
humanity / sidewalk / footpath
すいどう
suidou
water service / water supply
せいどう
seidou
path of righteousness / path of duty / right track / correct path
せきどう
sekidou
equator
はやみち
hayamichi
shortcut
だいどう
daidou
main street / avenue
ぢみち
dimichi
steady / honest / sober / straightforward
さどう
sadou
tea ceremony / way of tea
ちゅうどう
chuudou
middle of the road / moderation / golden mean / the middle / half-way / middle way / middle path
ちょうみち
chou michi
long road / far journey
てんどう
tendou
deva realm / path in the heavens
どうどう
doudou
going with / accompanying
どうか
douka
a taoist
どうか
douka
moral poem
みちかい
michi kai
hokkaido prefectural assembly
みちがく
michi gaku
ethics / moral philosophy / confucianism / taoism / edo-period popularized blend of buddhist, shinto and confucian ethical teachings
どうらく
douraku
pastime / hobby / favorite amusement / dissipation / debauchery / loose living / prodigality / indulging in alcohol, women, gambling, etc. / profligacy
どうきょう
doukyou
taoism / daoism
みちもと
michi moto
zen monk, 1200-1253
みちゆき
michiyuki
going down the road / travelling / traveling / lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way / eloping
みちしゅ
michi shu
chairman of the aikikai
どうじょう
doujou
dojo / manda
みちこころ
michi kokoro
moral sense
みちそう
michi sou
roadrunner
みちちゃく
michi chaku
uniform worn in martial arts
どうちゅう
douchuu
along the way / journey
みちちょう
michi chou
head of a martial arts organization
みちみち
michi michi
along the way / along the road
どうり
douri
reason / truth
みちはなし
michi hanashi
exemplum
にみち
ni michi
branch roads / forked roads / crossroads / two ways
にゅうどう
nyuudou
entering the priesthood / priest / monk / man with a shaven head / bald-headed monster
はちみち
hachi michi
the 8 districts of feudal japan
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Example Sentences with 道
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