JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 途: "route, way, road"
The kanji 途 means "route, way, road". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ト in on'yomi and 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)
ト
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
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 | route, way, road |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 717 of 2,501 |
Common words with 途
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 途中on the way; en route · in the middle of; midway; halfway
- 途端just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as
- 途端にjuste au moment où, à peine... que
- 途切れるto break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short
- 中途半端inachevé, à moitié fait, bâclé, indécis
- 途轍もないextravagant; absurd; unbelievable; preposterous · enormous; tremendous; extraordinary; monumental
- 途絶えるto stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
- 途方に暮れるto be at a loss; to be puzzled
- 途方もないextraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
- 用途use; service; purpose
- 一途single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted
- 途切れ途切れbroken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent
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