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Kotomora

途

route, way, road

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes10

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

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  • 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

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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.