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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 8From 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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