この道をまっすぐ行くと駅に出ます。
If you go straight along this road, you'll reach the station.
The mountain path is narrow and hard to walk on.
The course taken to reach a destination, or the distance/travel itself. Often used with verbs like 行く, 来る, 帰る.
I looked up the route to the office on a map.
It was a long journey, but we finally arrived.
road (to a goal); course; path
Metaphorical path toward an abstract goal such as victory, success, or recovery.
The road to victory is steep.
He started on the path to becoming a doctor.
way of living; moral path; teachings; doctrine
A way of life, proper conduct, or a set of teachings, especially Confucian or Buddhist. Often appears in compounds like 武士道 or 仏道.
He stuck to his own way of life.
The way of tea is not just etiquette but a path of spiritual cultivation.
A domain of study, profession, or expertise. Common in phrases like その道の専門家.
He went into the field of medicine.
I learned from a professional in that field.
Every morning I walk along this road to school.
I got lost in an unfamiliar town.
It was dangerous because the child was crossing the street alone.
I asked a stranger for directions to the station.
He chose the path toward becoming a doctor.
She mastered the art of calligraphy.
There is no way to solve this problem.
Please tell me the way to the station.
道 is the ordinary everyday word for a road, path, or way, while 途 is a more literary, Sino-Japanese term mostly seen in compounds and formal writing.
道 is the native Japanese word for a path or figurative 'way' (as in a way of life), whereas ウェイ is a borrowed katakana form rarely used by itself in natural speech.
道 is the basic, general word for 'way' or 'path', while 道のり specifically emphasizes the length or difficulty of the journey toward a goal.
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
distance; journey; itinerary · path; way; process
hill road; slope; incline
roadside; wayside
shortcut; shorter way
stopping by on the way; dropping in; side trip · detour; roundabout way
mountain road; mountain trail
path; route; itinerary
traveling companion; fellow traveler · taking someone along unwillingly; forcing to participate
shortcut; back road; secret path · loophole; way out; escape route
hanamichi; flower path; runway through audience · graceful exit; honorable retirement; swan song
escape route; way out; means of escape
guidance; showing the way; guide · guidepost; signpost; waymark
passage; path; route; one's way
night road; street at night; night journey
anyway; either way; in any case
path; lane; narrow road
guidepost; signpost; road sign · guide; manual; handbook · Japanese tiger beetle; tiger beetle (Cicindela japonica)
walk down the road; go along the road
promenade; walking path; esplanade
route; way; directions
side street; byway; cross street · digression; straying from the point
fork in the road; branching path; crossroads · turning point; crossroads (figurative); parting of the ways
detour; circuitous route; diversion
back lane; back street; byway · unfair means; dishonest means; underhanded way
reason; logic; coherence · method; system; order; thread
side road; byroad · digression; tangent
Literary variant for a path or trail; uncommon standalone.