also: ぢ
noun
Archaic noun for a road or path. In modern Japanese, 道 (みち) is the standard word.
古い文献では、「路」を「ち」と読んで道を表すことがある。
In old texts, 路 is sometimes read as ち and means a road.
noun, used as a suffix
way to ...; road to ...
Archaic suffix attached to place names, often written with the historical kana ぢ. Found in old geographical names.
See also: 路 (じ)
「山田路」のように、地名の後ろに付けて「〜への道」を表した。
As in 山田路, it was attached after a place name to mean 'the road to ...'.
The modern standard word for 'road' or 'path'. 路 (ち) is its archaic counterpart.
The reading ち is an ancient native Japanese word for 'road', cognate with 道 (みち). The kanji 路 and 道 are both used for this meaning.