Japanese symbol for “defile”
隘路
あいろ
Romaji: airo
defile; narrow path
In Japanese, defile is 隘路, read あいろ (airo).
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Meanings
- n defile; narrow path
- n bottleneck; impasse
Written forms: 隘路、あい路. Readings: あいろ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “defile”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汚す | よごす yogosu | to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狭隘 | きょうあい kyouai | narrow; small; confined |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 路上 | ろじょう rojou | on the road; on the street; in the street |
| 回路 | かいろ kairo | circuit |
| 進路 | しんろ shinro | route; course; path |
| 通路 | つうろ tsuuro | passage; pathway; roadway |
| 路線 | ろせん rosen | route (bus, train, air, etc.); line |
See also: Chinese symbol for “defile”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.