Japanese symbol for “route”
進路
しんろ
Romaji: shinro
route; course; path
In Japanese, route is 進路, read しんろ (shinro).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n route; course; path
- n one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “route”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 路線 | ろせん rosen | route (bus, train, air, etc.); line |
| 航路 | こうろ kouro | (air or sea) route; course; line |
| 道 | みち michi | route; way |
| 課題 | かだい kadai | route (in climbing, bouldering, etc.); problem |
| ルート | ルート ruuto | route; path |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推進 | すいしん suishin | propulsion; drive |
| 進行 | しんこう shinkou | moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement |
| 進出 | しんしゅつ shinshutsu | advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into) |
| 進化 | しんか shinka | evolution |
| 促進 | そくしん sokushin | promotion; acceleration; encouragement |
| 進歩 | しんぽ shinpo | progress; advance; improvement |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 路上 | ろじょう rojou | on the road; on the street; in the street |
See also: Chinese symbol for “route”.
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.