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Kanji 道: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 道: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

Key takeaways

Kanji 道: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

道
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Meaning

road-waystreetdistrictjourneycoursemoralteachings

On reading

ドウトウ

Kun reading

みちいう

Radical

辵

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 道

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

Kanji structure breakdown

道

Structure breakdown

首 + ⻌

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

When you move your feet (⻌) in the direction your head (首) is facing, that becomes your road (道). It also represents the 'way' or moral path a person follows using their mind.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ドウ
  • 街道かいどう

    highway / main road

  • 軌道きどう

    orbit / railway track

  • 道場どうじょう

    dojo / training hall

  • 報道ほうどう

    news / report / coverage

  • 書道しょどう

    calligraphy / brush writing

  • 赤道せきどう

    equator

  • 鉄道てつどう

    railroad / railway line

  • 道徳どうとく

    morals / ethics

Kun reading

みち
  • 使い道つかいみち

    use / purpose / way to use

  • 片道かたみち

    one-way trip

  • 回り道まわりみち

    detour / roundabout route

  • 道順みちじゅん

    route / directions / itinerary

  • 道みち

    road / street / way

Commonly used words

  • 街道
    かいどう

    highway / main road

  • 軌道
    きどう

    orbit / railway track

  • 道場
    どうじょう

    dojo / training hall

  • 報道
    ほうどう

    news / report / coverage

  • 書道
    しょどう

    calligraphy / brush writing

  • 赤道
    せきどう

    equator

  • 使い道
    つかいみち

    use / purpose / way to use

  • 片道
    かたみち

    one-way trip

  • 回り道
    まわりみち

    detour / roundabout route

  • 道順
    みちじゅん

    route / directions / itinerary

  • 道
    みち

    road / street / way

Example sentences

Example 1

昔の街道を歩いてみた。

Translation

I tried walking on an old highway.

Example 2

この街道は交通が便利だ。

Translation

This highway is convenient for transportation.

Example 3

人工衛星は地球の軌道を回っている。

Translation

The artificial satellite orbits the Earth.

Example 4

電車は線路の軌道に沿って走る。

Translation

The train runs along the railway track.

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