路 Kanji – path
The Japanese kanji 路 can mean path, route, road, distance.
Meaning and Readings
How is 路 read?
路 has the onyomi readings ロ, ル and the kunyomi readings -じ, みち.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ro, ru, ji, michi.
Common Japanese Words Using 路
These common Japanese words contain 路. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 舎路（シアトル） — Seattle
- 回路（かいろ） — circuit
- 海路（かいろ） — sea route
- 街路（がいろ） — road, street, avenue
- 街路樹（がいろじゅ） — roadside trees
- 活路（かつろ） — means of survival, means of escape, way out of a difficulty
- 滑走路（かっそうろ） — runway, airstrip, landing strip, flight strip
- 岐路（きろ） — forked road, crossroads
- 帰路（きろ） — return journey, one's way home, one's way back
- 空路（くうろ） — air route, air lane