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[どう()]
dou
noun

English Meaning(s) for 道

noun
  1. road; path; street; route
  2. way; set of practices; rules for conducting oneself
  3. Buddhist teachings
  4. Taoism
  5. modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
  6. historical administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.)
  7. province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
  8. province (modern administrative region of Korea)

Definition and Synonyms for 道

Road a way or means to achieve something
Synonyms: 仕口, 仕様, やり方, 方途, 経路, , , , 途方, , , 道筋, 道順
Way a journey or passage
Synonyms: 旅程, , 路次, , , , 道途
Path a course of conduct
Synonyms: , ,
Road an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
Synonyms: ウェー, ライン, ルート, ルート, ルート, ロード, 小路, 小道, , 経路, 行路, 行き道, 街路, 街道, , , , 通り, 通り, 通る, 通い路, , , 道路, 道途
Way any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
Synonyms: , ,
Communication Channel a means of communication or access
Synonyms: ライン, ルート, ルート, ルート, 回線, 経絡, 経路, , ,
Path an established line of travel or access
Synonyms: パス, コース, ライン, ルート, ルート, ルート, ロード, , 旅程, 旅路, 経路, 行路, 行き道, 足跡, , , 路線, 軌道, , 通路, 通い路, 通り道, 進路, , , 道のり, 道筋, 道路, 道途, 道順, 針路, 順路
Path a line or route along which something travels or moves
Synonyms: コース, ルート, ルート, ルート, 水路, 経絡, 経路, , , , 路線, 軌跡, 軌道, 通路, 通い路, 通り道, 進路, , , 道筋

Meanings for each kanji in 道

» road-way; street; district; journey; course; moral; teachings

Categories 道 is a member of

Artefact a man-made object taken as a whole
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Course Of Action a mode of action
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Agency how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
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Way any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
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Communicating the activity of communicating
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Line a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
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Journey the act of traveling from one place to another
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 道

Sample Sentences for 道

Kendo has competitive matches, but in Iaido there are none.
Iaido, it is a form of swordsmanship that strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether one is sitting or walking.
The mountain path was under a blanket of leaves, soft and easy to walk on.
I wish people would stop throwing away empty cans and other trash along the path up the mountain.
What is the difference between Iaido and Kendo?

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