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N5Kanji

道

road; way. Also used philosophically: 人生の道 = the path of life.

Readings

On
ドウ
Kun
みち

Examples

道(みち)、北海道(ほっかいどう)、道具(どうぐ)

road, Hokkaido, tool

Note

Also means "the way" as in a discipline: 柔道 (judo), 茶道 (sadou = tea ceremony), 書道 (shodou = calligraphy).

Questions that use this word

N5 8

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N5N5 漢字

    「北海道」の よみかたは?

    Answer: ほっかいどう

  • N5N5 漢字

    「道」の よみかたは?

    Answer: みち

  • N5N5 漢字

    「道」の いみは?

    Answer: みち

  • N5N5 漢字

    「道路」の よみかたは?

    Answer: どうろ

  • N5N5 漢字

    「まっすぐ」の いみは?(「この道をまっすぐ行く」)

    Answer: まっすぐ行く

  • N5N5 読解

    「水道 の こうじ の おしらせ 4月5日(もくようび)ごぜん 9じ から ごご 3じ まで、水道 を とめます。

    Answer: ごぜん 9じ から ごご 3じ

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