道 — kanji meaning “road-way”
道
road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
- Meanings
- road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
- On'yomi
- ドウ (dou)、トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi
- みち、いう
- Name readings
- さ、じ、ど、みつ、おさむ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #207 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 162
- Chinese reading
- dào — Chinese character page
Words with 道
| 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 |
| 軌道 | きどう kidou | orbit; trajectory |
| 柔道 | じゅうどう juudou | judo |
| 国道 | こくどう kokudou | national road; national highway |
| 道徳 | どうとく doutoku | morals; morality |
| 歩道 | ほどう hodou | footpath; walkway; sidewalk |
| 剣道 | けんどう kendou | kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords |
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