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[みち()]
michi
noun

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English Meaning(s) for 道

noun
  1. road; path; street; lane; passage
  2. route; way
  3. distance; journey
  4. road (e.g. to victory); course
  5. way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
  6. teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
  7. field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
  8. means; way; method

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: , ,
Diameter the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
Synonyms: 口径, 差し渡し, , 渡り, 渡る, 直径,
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
Diameter a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)
Synonyms: 口径, 差し渡し, , 渡り, 渡る, 直径,

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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Length the linear extent in space from one end to the other
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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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Straight Line a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction
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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

Look both ways before you cross the street.
Can you direct me to the post office?
Excuse me, but could you show me the way to the station?
The road to freedom: hard to climb.
The road is too narrow for cars.

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Beautiful kanji :)

#1 Posted by yusuf kun over 6 years ago


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