みち
Meanings
Noun
1. road; path; street; lane; passage
2. route; way
3. distance; journey
4. road (e.g. to victory); course
5. way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
6. teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
7. field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
8. means; way; method
Kanji used
roadway
Pitch accent
Top 400
Used in vocabulary (168 in total)
the way back; the way home; return trip
mountain road; mountain trail
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
way out; means to escape; escape route
path; route; itinerary
to lose one's way; to get lost
street at night; making a night journey
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
path; lane
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
direct unforked road; straight path
to walk down the road
along the road; along the way
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
passage; path; route; one's way
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
animal trail; game trail
reason; logic; method; system; order
roadside; wayside
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
detour; diversion
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
route; way; course; directions
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
width of a road
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
narrow path; narrow lane
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
edge of a street
loitering on the way; wayside grass
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
way of the sword; swordsmanship
along the road; at the side of the road
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
snow-covered road
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to hurry on one's way
gravel path; gravel road
midway; halfway through; in the course of
to ask the way
road over a mountain pass
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
to obstruct one's way
to seek a path; to find one's way
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
long road; far journey
path in a field
to ask the way
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
path along a cliff
detour; diversion
to lose one's way; to be at a loss
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Third Way (in politics)
detour; diversion
long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)
stony path; stony road
assorted (female) medical disorders; blood vessels
course of action
street with tramline; railroad track; railroading the opponent straight out of the ring
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.
animal trail; game trail
non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
downhill road; descending road
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)
roundabout road; curving road
way of the Buddha; Buddha's teachings
to lose one's way; to get lost
branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
fishing line
uphill road; ascending road
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
half a ri (measure of length); halfway
uphill road; ascending road
art of tanka poetry
blood vessels
road through the middle; middle road
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
independent living; means of earning one's living
to make a road; to give an elementary lesson
course of action
along the way; along the road
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
roundabout road; curving road
roadside grass; roadside weeds; guidance (sometimes esp. referring to guidance in love); guidepost; Chinese fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides)
road for persons of high rank
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
removable ramps for trucks
the Way of the Gods; Shinto; Shintoism
the Way of the Gods; Shinto; Shintoism
to lead astray; to lure a person to evil ways
non-legal public road (sometimes no longer physically existing)
the art of classical Japanese poetry
road for persons of high rank
narrow path; narrow lane
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
not to write to or visit someone; (lit.) road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)
groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument; someone's ability to play the shamisen
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
the Way of the Gods; Shinto; Shintoism
the Way of the Gods; Shinto; Shintoism
middle of the road; on the road; on the way (to one's destination)
not to write to or visit someone; (lit.) road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)
to stray from the path of righteousness
form of gagaku performed while marching
roadside station (government-designated rest area found along roads and highways)
road leveling; road levelling
knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
the part of a province midway from the capital
the part of a province furthest from the capital
the part of a province closest to the capital
Michinoshi (fifth highest of the eight hereditary titles)
side road; shortcut
the part of a province furthest from the capital
Examples (143 in total)
Will you please show me the way?
Let's go back the way we came.
It is dangerous to play in the street.