道

Meaning

道 centers on a path or way, both literally (a road, street, or journey) and figuratively (a course of action, moral teachings, or a district as a defined route).

• 道みち
  N5

  road; path; street; lane; passage

• 北海道ほっかいどう
  N5

  Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

• 報道ほうどう
  N2

  report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

• 道路どうろ
  N3

  road; highway

• 鉄道てつどう
  N3

  railroad; railway; rail transport

• 道具どうぐ
  N4

  tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device

• 水道すいどう
  N4

  water supply; water service; waterworks; tap water

• 軌道きどう
  N1

  orbit; trajectory

• 都道府県とどうふけん

  prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures

• 道徳どうとく
  N3

  morals; morality

• 柔道じゅうどう
  N5

  judo

• 国道こくどう
  N1

  national road; national highway

• 歩道ほどう
  N3

  footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement

• 神道しんとう
  N1

  Shinto; Shintoism

• 修道院しゅうどういん

  monastery; convent; cloister; abbey

• 街道かいどう
  N1

  highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road

• 片道かたみち
  N3

  one-way (trip)

• 道場どうじょう
  N1

  dojo; hall used for martial arts training

• 使い道つかいみち
  N2

  purpose; utility; objective

• 剣道けんどう
  N1

  kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

• 帰り道かえりみち

  the way back; the way home; return trip

• 地道じみち
  N2

  steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable

• 弾道だんどう

  trajectory; line of fire

• 道のりみちのり

  distance; journey; itinerary

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