Japanese symbol for “stages”

経路

けいろ

Romaji: keiro

course; route; path; channel

In Japanese, stages is 経路, read けいろ (keiro).

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Meanings

n course; route; path; channel
n process; stages

Written forms: 経路、径路、逕路. Readings: けいろ.

Kanji and stroke order

経

sutra, longitude, pass thru

on: ケイ、キョウ、キン
kun: へ.る、た.つ、たていと、はか.る

11 strokes · JLPT 2

路

path, route, road

on: ロ、ル
kun: -じ、みち

13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
経済	けいざい keizai	economy; economics
経験	けいけん keiken	experience
経営	けいえい keiei	management; administration; operation
神経	しんけい shinkei	nerve
経過	けいか keika	passage (of time); elapsing; lapse
経由	けいゆ keiyu	going through; going via; going by way of
道路	どうろ douro	road; highway
路上	ろじょう rojou	on the road; on the street; in the street

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.