Keyword
path
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1376
Readings
ろ
(85%)
じ
(13%)
みち
(1%)
Composed of
slender foot
each
Used in kanji (4 in total)
exposed to morning dew
heron
butterbur
beautiful variety of jade
Used in vocabulary (534 in total)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
road; highway
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
course; route; path; process; stages
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
back street; back alley; off-street
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
last days; the end; one's fate
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
journey; route of a journey
road surface
runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip
patterns of thinking; train of thought
path of retreat
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to head home; to leave for home
road; street; avenue
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
lane; alley
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
land route; overland route; by land; overland
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
the road home
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
romance; love's pathway
infection route; source of infection
crossroads; intersection
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
long way; great distance
course; direction
shoulder (of a road); berm
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
sea route
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to cut off the retreat
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
forked road; crossroads
age thirty; one's thirties
mountain path
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryō period)
guidance counseling
outward journey
to head home; to leave for home
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
ditch next to railway track
way out; means of escape
detour; diversion; alternative route
The Belt and Road Initiative (Chinese development strategy); One Belt, One Road
escape route; evacuation route
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
drainage channel
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
return path (of a signal, communication); return trip
broad street; main street; avenue; boulevard
to head home; to leave for home
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
changing lanes; lane change; change of course; changing one's field of study
established policy; existing procedures
one's course; one's path; one's road
homeless people (living on the street)
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
three-way junction; three-way intersection
road maintenance; road improvement
route map (for buses, trains, etc.)
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
street light; streetlamp
pilgrimage; pilgrim
distribution channel; channel of distribution
street parking; on-street parking
path to Hades; passage leading to the underworld; Hades; hell; underworld
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
performing music in the street; busking
living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness
course; route; path; process; stages
branch road; branch path; fork road
alley; alleyway; lane; path through a gate or garden
way; path; route; along the way; along the road
evacuation route; escape route (for evacuees)
detour; diversion; alternative route
railroad; railway
expressway; motorway; freeway; controlled-access highway
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
short swimming pool lane (less than 50m; usu. 25m)
age forty; one's forties
path in a field
ramp; slope
access road; access route; entrance ramp (onto a highway); on-ramp; approach path
roadside; wayside
logic device; logic circuit
St Luke
ordinary road; local street; non-toll road
post road
policy of using dialogue instead of confrontation
residential road; residential street; neighborhood road
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
pedestrian walkway along a road
race track; course; express trail
path; lane
the way back; the way home; return trip
flood bypass; floodway; discharge channel; diversion channel
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
travelling expenses; traveling expenses
bus route; bus line
road surface freezing
sea route; voyage
railroad track; rail line
rough or steep path
air route; airway; air lane; air corridor
river's course
expansion policy; road to expansion
street parking; on-street parking
roadside land prices; price of land adjoining a major road, used to calculate inheritance and gift taxes
circuit diagram; schematic
street-level store; shop facing the street
road flooding; flooded roads
hard line; hard-line; tough line; hawkish line
age fifty; one's fifties
ramp; slip
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (USA)
intersection; crossroad; cross streets
ramp; slope; incline
loss-making line (railway, bus, etc.); unprofitable route
(following) a pragmatic (policy) line (approach)
three-way junction; three-way intersection
passage; path; route; one's way
utter stranger; mere passerby; outsider
road (highway) map
channel; duct; passage; watercourse; flow channel
control circuit; controlling circuit
snow-covered road
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
A Dark Night's Passing (novel by Shiga Naoya)
byungjin line; North Korean policy of simultaneous development of its economy and nuclear weapons program
sea route
communication path; communication channel
asphalt road; blacktop; tarmac road
field of vision; range of vision; line of sight
logic; reasoning; argument
steep path
road network; highway network; highway network system
the authorities
way out; means to escape; escape route
steep path
path of life; the world
taolu (Chinese martial arts forms); martial arts routine
kissing in public (on the street)
public road; highway
Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim
detour; diversion
dark road
roadbed; lines on a board
Kushiro Local Meteorological Observatory
Eighth Route Army; 18th Army Group of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China
urinary tract
alley entrance
policy of reconciliation
field of vision; range of vision; line of sight
unpaved road; unsealed road; dirt road
moderate line; middle-of-the-road policy line
sea route; voyage; ocean trip
good things come to those who wait; (lit.) if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route
foreign route; ocean route
righteousness; path of righteousness; path of duty; the right track
person fallen sick by the wayside
street drinking; drinking in the streets; public drinking
conduit line; pipeline
marine transportation routes
alignment with the Western powers of America and Europe
garden path; path through a park
accessway; access road; connecting path
long swimming pool lane (50 meters or more)
a tideway; a sea route
sea mark; seamark; beacon
traffic sign painted on the road
(going) the pure love stories route (in movie making)
deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
urinary calculus; urinary stone; urolith
growth path; route to growth
Mushakōjisenke school of tea ceremony
age sixty; one's sixties
to head home; to leave for home
revenue source set aside for road construction
back street; back alley
intersection; crossroad; cross streets
military road
electrical circuit
detour; circuitous route; diversion
straight road; short cut
policy change (reversal)
Long Day's Journey into Night (play by Eugene O'Neill)
tuned circuit; resonant circuit; tank circuit; LC circuit
five-forked road; five-road junction
bright red table grape, a cross between a Flame Tokay and a Neo Muscat
the path of one's life
steep mountain road; dangerous mountain path
moderate line; middle-of-the-road line (in politics)
along the route (line)
Japan Highway Public Corporation; JHPC
shorter way; shortcut
bicycle path; cycling path; bike lane
to have a dream; (lit.) to walk along the road of dreams
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
hedge maze; maze garden
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
road for emergency vehicles; road that may be closed to non-emergency vehicles; emergency road (official translation)
International Hydrographic Organization
three-day journey
pyramidal tract; corticospinal tract
(highway) overpass
way; road; way to ...; road to ...
Obayashi Road Corporation
line; transmission line; transmission path; transmission route; link
different road
people (esp. kids) who spend a lot of time in the streets (of their residential areas), being noisy; group of politicians who support highway construction interests; (lit.) highway tribe
coastal road
priority road; road on which vehicles have priority at all intersections
expressway; superhighway
to have a dream; (lit.) to walk along the road of dreams
railroad (bus) lines (routes) in operation; business plan (policy)
permit for non-traffic use of public roads (e.g. construction, filming or festivals)
flood-control channel; diversion channel
detour; circuitous route; diversion
long road; far journey
Northwest Passage (sea route along the north coast of Canada)
weak-hearted approach; soft line; easier way (route)
disconnection (of a wire)
age eighty; one's eighties
sand path; sand road
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
three-way junction; three-way intersection
access lanes (e.g. on a freeway); service road; bypass
channel; data transmission channel
one will inevitably suffer the consequences for interfering in a couple's relationship; (lit.) may whoever interferes with another's love affair be kicked by a horse and die
age seventy; one's seventies
ramp; slope
winding road
roundabout road; curving road
waveguide (usually optical)
Japanese Society for Study of Career Guidance; JSSCG
aqueduct; water bridge
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
cycling track; cycling road
career preference survey; survey of students' post-graduation plans
(coming) such a long way; all this way; from far away
emergency evacuation map; escape route plan; escape route map
parkway; road through a park
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains
(wishing someone) bon voyage
sailing before the wind; everything is going well
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
(taking) a flexible approach (to)
alternating current circuit; AC circuit
course; route; path; process; stages
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
loitering on the way; wayside grass
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)
roundabout road; curving road
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
good things come to those who wait; (lit.) if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route
Japanese yellow bunting (Emberiza sulphurata)
five-forked road; five-road junction
traveled road; road someone came along
sand path; sand road
(coming) such a long way; all this way; from far away
(coming) such a long way; all this way; from far away
trust the judgement of the experienced; (lit.) an old horse won't forget the way
developing a way or means
great circle sailing route
long sea voyage
parting of the ways; the way to hades; one's way after the parting
(railroad) switch
to swerve from the course
short circuit
closed circuit
easily misunderstood sentence; garden-path sentence; (lit.) cul-de-sac sentence
tricarboxylic acid cycle; TCA cycle
(adopting) a publicity (an advertising) policy; a propaganda line
(adopting) a popular line; (taking) a populist line
interlock circuit; interlocking circuit
var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki; woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion
(railway, bus, highway) route designed or designated to meet a specific problem; countermeasure program (policy)
age twenty; one's twenties
age ninety; one's nineties
secondary circuit
channel; data Transmission channel
trigger circuit
virtual circuit; VC
integrated circuit memory; IC memory
bistable trigger circuit; flip-flop
bistable (trigger) circuit; flip-flop
monostable (trigger) circuit
transmission path delay; one-way propagation time
life is not easy; life is hard
membranous labyrinth (of the inner ear); membraneous labyrinth
bony labyrinth (of the inner ear)
TCA (tricarboxylic acid) cycle
Northeast Passage (sea route along the north coast of Russia)
audio equalizer circuit; sound equalizer circuit
audio equalizer circuit; sound equalizer circuit
printed circuit board; PCB
system that allows for the construction of highways and buildings in the same space
inner teahouse garden (within the central gate)
outer teahouse garden (outside the central gate)
counting circuit; scaling circuit
high-growth track; higher growth path
descending tract
membranous labyrinth (of the inner ear); membraneous labyrinth
two-way switch (UK); three-way switch (US)
two-way switch (UK); three-way switch (US)
intermediate switch (UK); crossover switch (UK); four-way switch (US)
intermediate switch (UK); crossover switch (UK); four-way switch (US)
open channel (liquid flow)
magnetic circuit; magnetic path
switchman; pointsman; rail transport worker who operated railway switches (points)
bicycle path; bicycle lane; bikeway
path to enlightenment
path to enlightenment
sleeping on the road (because of intoxication)
yellowish brown (traditional Japanese color name)
on-street activities (performing, collecting, etc.)
right of way (e.g. in sailing)
road that is narrower than 4 meters but still counts as a valid connecting road for determining if construction is allowed on a plot adjacent to the road
road that is narrower than 4 meters but still counts as a valid connecting road for determining if construction is allowed on a plot adjacent to the road
road that is narrower than 4 meters but still counts as a valid connecting road for determining if construction is allowed on a plot adjacent to the road
back road (narrower than 4 meters); narrow backstreet
road stud; raised pavement marker
road stud; raised pavement marker
optical path length
drain for industrial waste and sewage
neural circuit; neural pathway; neural circuit model; neural network model
International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities; IALA
On the Road (novel by Jack Kerouac)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company; TSMC
indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea)
painted bunting (Passerina ciris)
Examples (200 in total)
This is the passage to the sea.
We found a secret passage into the building.
A car was blocking the gateway.