道
Meanings
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
Other spellings
途路径
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
みち
Used in vocabulary
寄り道
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
Noun
道連れ
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
Noun
抜け道
byway; bypath; byroad; secret path; shortcut; way of escape; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
Noun
分かれ道
branch road; forked road; branch; fork; crossroads; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
Noun
Examples432
道
The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
人生
One's life is like going far with a burden on one's back.
私
Let me go my own way.
この
Go in the field.
この
Go along this street about five minutes.
この
This road leads you to the station.