JLPT N3 · 13 strokes
Kanji 路: "path, route, road"
The kanji 路 means "path, route, road, distance". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ロ, ル in on'yomi and -じ, みち in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ロル
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
-じみち
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | path, route, road, distance |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 529 of 2,501 |
Common words with 路
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 通路passage; pathway; roadway; avenue
- 道路road; highway
- 路地alley; alleyway; lane · path through a gate or garden
- 進路route; course; path · one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
- 路上on the road; on the street; in the street · on the way
- 路上On the Road (novel by Jack Kerouac)
- 路route; road · distance travelled in a day
- 迷路maze; labyrinth · inner ear
- 経路course; route; path; channel · process; stages
- 路地裏back street; back alley; off-street
- 線路railway track; railway line; railroad; railway
- 回路circuit · cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
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