narrow path; narrow lane
Refers to a physically narrow road or path, often in rural or old-town settings.
There are many narrow lanes in the old townscape.
If you go through this narrow path, you'll come to a small shrine.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for readability or stylistic reasons.
Compound of 細 (hoso, 'thin, narrow') + 道 (michi, 'road, path'). The reading ほそみち is a straightforward kun'yomi combination.