道 Kanji – road-way
The Japanese kanji 道 can mean road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings.
Meaning and Readings
How is 道 read?
道 has the onyomi readings ドウ, トウ and the kunyomi readings みち, いう.
In romaji, these readings can be written as dou, tou, michi, iu.
Common Japanese Words Using 道
These common Japanese words contain 道. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 沿道（えんどう） — roadside, wayside, route
- 横断歩道（おうだんほどう） — pedestrian crossing, crosswalk
- 横道（よこみち） — byway, side street, cross street
- 下水道（げすいどう） — sewer, sewer system, sewerage, drain
- 花道（はなみち） — elevated walkway through the audience to the stage
- 回り道（まわりみち） — detour, circuitous route, diversion
- 街道（かいどう） — highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period), main road
- 寄り道（よりみち） — dropping in on the way, stopping off at, making a side trip
- 帰り道（かえりみち） — the way back, the way home, return trip
- 軌道（きどう） — orbit, trajectory