Keyword
path
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1376
Readings
(84%)
(13%)
みち
(1%)
Composed of
slender foot
each
Used in kanji (3 in total)
exposed to morning dew
heron
butterbur
Used in vocabulary (473 in total)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
road; highway
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
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)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
course; route; path; process; means
back street; back alley; off-street
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
last days; the end; one's fate
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
journey; route of a journey
patterns of thinking; train of thought
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
path of retreat
road; street; avenue
to head home; to leave for home
one's way back; one's way home
lane; alley
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
road surface
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
the road home
land route; overland route; by land; overland
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
long way; great distance
crossroads; intersection
course; direction
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
sea route
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to cut off the retreat
age thirty; one's thirties
shoulder (of a road); berm
mountain path
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
forked road; crossroads
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
main road; main thoroughfare
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
to head home; to leave for home
guidance counseling
way out; means of escape
detour; diversion; alternative route
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
outward journey
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
a (wide) main street
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
to head home; to leave for home
one's course; one's path; one's road
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
change of course; route change; direction change
return path (of a signal, communication); return trip
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
three-way junction; three-way intersection
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
route map (buses, trains, etc.)
infection route; source of infection
course; route; path; process; means
road to Hades
escape route; evacuation route
branch road; branch path; fork road
alley; alleyway; lane; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
pilgrimage; pilgrim
way; path; route; along the way; along the road
parking on the streets; on-street parking
performing music in the street; busking
distribution channel; channel of distribution
street light; streetlamp
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
railroad; railway
drainage channel
age forty; one's forties
ramp; slope
roadside; wayside
ditch next to railway track
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
logic device; logic circuit
post road
path in a field
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
homeless people (living on the street)
approach path (aircraft, surgery); entrance ramp (highway); on-ramp; slip road
road maintenance; road improvement
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
travelling expenses; traveling expenses
snow-covered road
sea route; voyage
living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness
railroad track; rail line
rough or steep path
race track; course; express trail
evacuation route; escape route (for evacuees)
parking on the streets; on-street parking
the way back; the way home; return trip
flood bypass; floodway; discharge channel; diversion channel
river's course
path; lane
interference (esp. in horse racing)
circuit diagram; schematic
age fifty; one's fifties
control circuit; controlling circuit
street-level store; shop facing the street
utter stranger; mere passerby; outsider
channel; duct; passage; watercourse; flow channel
the authorities
steep path
road (highway) map
sea route
asphalt road; blacktop; tarmac road
logic; reasoning; argument
kissing in public (on the street)
steep path
path of life; the world
three-way junction; three-way intersection
(following) a pragmatic (policy) line (approach)
way out; means to escape; escape route
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
public road; highway
St Luke
air route; airway; air lane; air corridor
detour; diversion
bus route; bus line
communication path; communication channel
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
expansion policy; road to expansion
residential road; residential street; neighborhood road
Eighth Route Army; 18th Army Group of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China
pedestrian walkway along a road
dark road
road network; highway network; highway network system
alley entrance
urinary tract
The Belt and Road Initiative (Chinese development strategy); One Belt, One Road
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
person fallen sick by the wayside
short course (swimming)
Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim
a tideway; a sea route
conduit line; pipeline
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
garden path; path through a park
righteousness; path of righteousness; path of duty; the right track
(going) the pure love stories route (in movie making)
road surface freezing
short way; shortcut
age sixty; one's sixties
to head home; to leave for home
military road
loss-making line (railway, bus, etc.); unprofitable route
electrical circuit
bright red table grape, a cross between a Flame Tokay and a Neo Muscat
traffic sign painted on the road
policy of reconciliation
steep mountain road; dangerous mountain path
the path of one's life
detour; diversion
hard line; hard-line; tough line; hawkish line
five-forked road; five-road junction
hedge maze; maze garden
three-day journey
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...
marine transportation routes
pyramidal tract; corticospinal tract
(electrical circuit) substrate
policy of using dialogue instead of confrontation
policy change (reversal)
along the route (line)
coastal road
different road
to have a dream; (lit.) to walk along the road of dreams
byungjin line; North Korean policy of simultaneous development of its economy and nuclear weapons program
long, straight, wide-open highway
long road; far journey
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
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
to have a dream; (lit.) to walk along the road of dreams
moderate line; middle-of-the-road policy line
swimming pool lane which is longer than 50 meters
Northwest Passage (sea route along the north coast of Canada)
sea mark; seamark; beacon
access lanes (e.g. on a freeway); service road; bypass
ramp; slope
road flooding; flooded roads
winding road
channel; data transmission channel
straight road; short cut
age eighty; one's eighties
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
weak-hearted approach; soft line; easier way (route)
sand path; sand road
age seventy; one's seventies
roundabout road; curving road
waveguide (usually optical)
(highway) overpass
sailing before the wind; everything is going well
(wishing someone) bon voyage
growth path; route to growth
roadside land prices; price of land adjoining a major road, used to calculate inheritance and gift taxes
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
sound (of a sentence); euphony
line; transmission line; transmission path; transmission route; link
emergency evacuation map; escape route plan; escape route map
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains
railroad (bus) lines (routes) in operation; business plan (policy)
course; route; path; process; means
detour; diversion
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
rhyming game; play on words; pun
rhyming game; play on words; pun
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 somebody came along
sand path; sand road
var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki; woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion
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
disconnection (of a wire)
closed circuit
easily misunderstood sentence; garden-path sentence; (lit.) cul-de-sac sentence
tricarboxylic acid cycle; TCA cycle
moderate line; middle-of-the-road line (in politics)
(taking) a flexible approach (to)
(adopting) a publicity (an advertising) policy; a propaganda line
(adopting) a popular line; (taking) a populist line
interlock circuit; interlocking circuit
alignment with the Western powers of America and Europe
(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
cycling track; cycling road
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)
revenue source set aside for road construction
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)
aqueduct; water bridge
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
road for emergency vehicles; road that may be closed to non-emergency vehicles; emergency road (official translation)
sleeping on the road (because of intoxication)
yellowish brown (traditional Japanese color name)
on-street activities (peforming, collecting, etc.)
right of way (e.g. in sailing)
street drinking; drinking in the streets; public drinking
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.