Japanese symbol for “taoism”
道教
どうきょう
Romaji: doukyou
Taoism; Daoism
In Japanese, taoism is 道教, read どうきょう (doukyou).
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Meanings
- n Taoism; Daoism
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “taoism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 道 | どう dou | Taoism |
| 道学 | どうがく dougaku | (study of) Taoism |
| 老荘思想 | ろうそうしそう rousoushisou | philosophy of Lao-tse and Chuang-tse; Taoism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad; railway; rail transport |
| 道具 | どうぐ dougu | tool; implement; instrument |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 教育 | きょういく kyouiku | education; schooling; training |
| 教え | おしえ oshie | teaching; instruction; teachings |
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.