途
route, way, road
Readings
On'yomi
- ト
Kun'yomi
- みち
Meaning
途 centers on a path or course: a route, a way, or a road that leads somewhere.
Most common words using 途
20 of 94- 途中とちゅうN4
on the way; en route
- 用途ようとN2
use; service; purpose
- 途端とたんN3
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
- 中途半端ちゅうとはんぱN2
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked; half-hearted; half-arsed; half-assed
- 途上とじょうN1
on the way; en route
- 別途べっと
separate; special; another
- 一途いちず
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
- 途絶えとだえ
pause; intermission; break; interruption; suspension
- 途切れとぎれ
break; pause; interruption; intermission
- 途方とほう
way; destination; reason
- 中途ちゅうとN2
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
- 途轍もないとてつもない
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; preposterous; unreasonable
- 途と
way; route
- 途切れるとぎれるN1
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
- 前途ぜんとN1
future; prospects; outlook
- 使途しと
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
- 途絶えるとだえるN1
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
- 途絶とぜつ
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
- 帰途きと
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
- 途端にとたんにN3
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
Study
Etymology
途 combines 辶 (movement) with 余, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses a path or way traveled.
Meaning mnemonic
The movement radical 辶 wraps around 余, like a road winding around a central landmark. Picture a route that goes around a distinctive building.
Reading mnemonic
For ト, imagine a toe pointing the way along the road: toe -> ト, and the toe shows the route.