路
path, route, road, distance
Readings
On'yomi
- ロ
- ル
Kun'yomi
- -じ
- みち
Meaning
路 centers on a way or course for travel: a path, road, or route. The distance sense is a natural extension, referring to the length of such a way.
Most common words using 路
24 of 457- 道路どうろN3
road; highway
- 路線ろせんN1
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line
- 回路かいろN1
circuit
- 通路つうろN3
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
- 進路しんろN2
route; course; path
- 経路けいろN1
course; route; path; channel
- 路上ろじょうN1
on the road; on the street; in the street
- 線路せんろN3
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
- 路面ろめん
road surface
- 路地ろじN1
alley; alleyway; lane
- 航路こうろN1
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
- 迷路めいろN1
maze; labyrinth
- 水路すいろ
waterway; canal; channel; watercourse; aqueduct
- 帰路きろ
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
- 街路がいろ
road; street; avenue
- 販路はんろ
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
- 十字路じゅうじろN1
crossroads; intersection
- 活路かつろ
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
- 陸路りくろ
land route; overland route
- 岐路きろ
forked road; crossroads
- 袋小路ふくろこうじ
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street
- 空路くうろ
air route; air lane
- 海路かいろN1
sea route
- 順路じゅんろN1
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
Study
Etymology
路 combines 足 (foot) with 各, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of going or arriving. Together they express a path or road for walking.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is a foot 足, and the right side 各 looks like a person arriving at a destination. Picture a foot stepping along a path to reach a place: 路 is the road you walk.
Reading mnemonic
For ロ, imagine a low road stretching into the distance: low -> ロ, and the foot 足 walks along the path.