JLPT N4 · 12 strokes
Kanji 道: "road-way, street, district"
The kanji 道 means "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ドウ, トウ in on'yomi and みち, いう 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)
ドウトウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みちいう
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 | road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 207 of 2,501 |
Common words with 道
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 道road; path; street; lane · route; way
- 道具tool; implement; instrument; utensil · means
- 道路road; highway
- 道理reason; logic; sense; truth
- 帰り道the way back; the way home; return trip
- 道road; path; street; route · way; set of practices; rules for conducting oneself
- 道中journey; trip; travels · during the journey; on the way; while travelling
- 軌道orbit; trajectory · (railroad) track
- 報道report (of news); reporting; news; information
- 北海道Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
- 道のりdistance; journey; itinerary · path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process; route
- その道that road (path, street, way, etc.) · that line (of business); that profession; that trade
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