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Kanji 路: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 路: path, route, road, distance

Key takeaways

Kanji 路: path, route, road, distance. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

pathrouteroaddistance

On reading

Kun reading

-じみち

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 路

path, route, road, distance

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

足 + 各

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

A road is a place where each (各) person travels using their feet (足). You can easily remember this through common words like 'road' (道路) or 'route' (経路).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 回路かいろ

    electric circuit / wiring system

  • 経路けいろ

    route / path / course

  • 進路しんろ

    course / path / route

  • 十字路じゅうじろ

    crossroads / intersection

  • 針路しんろ

    course / direction / heading

  • 線路せんろ

    railway track / train line

  • 通路つうろ

    passage / pathway / aisle

  • 道路どうろ

    road / highway

Kun reading

-じ
  • 海路うみじ

    sea route / maritime path

  • 十字路じゅうじろ

    crossroads / intersection

Commonly used words

  • 回路
    かいろ

    electric circuit / wiring system

  • 経路
    けいろ

    route / path / course

  • 進路
    しんろ

    course / path / route

  • 十字路
    じゅうじろ

    crossroads / intersection

  • 針路
    しんろ

    course / direction / heading

  • 線路
    せんろ

    railway track / train line

  • 海路
    うみじ

    sea route / maritime path

  • 十字路
    じゅうじろ

    crossroads / intersection

Example sentences

Example 1

船は安全な海を通った。

Translation

The ship took a safe sea route.

Example 2

で荷物を送ることにした。

Translation

I decided to send the package by sea route.

Example 3

この回は安全に作られています。

Translation

This circuit is designed safely.

Example 4

が切れて電気が流れません。

Translation

The circuit is broken, so electricity doesn't flow.

Kanji 路: path, route, road, distance | Daily Nihongo