道どう
Meanings
Noun
Abbreviation
1. road; path; street; route
2. way; set of practices; rules for conducting oneself
3. moral education
in Japanese schools
4. Buddhist teachings
5. Taoism
6. administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
The governor of Hokkaido announced the prefecture's draft budget.
7. administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.)
8. province (administrative region of Korea)
9. circuit (administrative region of China)
10. province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
Kanji used
roadway
Pitch accent
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Top 5600
Used in vocabulary (247 in total)
tool; implement; means; furniture
chivalry; samurai code
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
mountain road; mountain trail
railroad; railway; rail transport
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
morals; morality
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
unjust; inhuman
subterranean tunnel
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
roadway; road; carriageway
Shinto; Shintoism
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
kyūdō; kyudo; Japanese archery
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
road approaching a shrine
promenade; esplanade
Taoist; person of high morals; Buddhist monk; immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
hungry ghost realm; preta realm; magic; sorcery
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
rule by military force; military rule; (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
guidepost; signpost
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
going with; accompanying
respiratory tract; air duct
side road; shortcut
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
main street; avenue
main street; avenue
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
morality; moral principles
prefectural road
paved road; paved street
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
Taoist teachings; Taoist arts; path to becoming an immortal
Taoism; Daoism
mountain trail; path up a mountain
Asura realm; scene of carnage
village road
birth canal
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
Dao Zang; Taoist canon
within Hokkaido
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
on the road; side of the road; roadside
Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō)
teachings of Buddha; Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhist enlightenment
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
subway; metro; underground railway
ordinary road; local street; non-toll road
one road; ray (of hope)
private road; driveway
moon's path
male homosexuality; pederasty
male homosexuality; pederasty
animal realm; unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; incest
service road; frontage road
world of the tengu; hell of the long-nosed goblins
hungry ghost realm; preta realm
moral sense
the 8 districts of feudal Japan
performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)
Hokkaido Government Office
Hokkaido Legislative Assembly
humaneness; human realm
paved road; paved street
the way of karate; karate
conduit; pipe; duct; vessel
supply line; supply of provisions
city road; municipal road; the way of trade; the pursuit of profit
head of a martial arts organization (organisation)
non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
to stand to reason
Taoist temple
San'yōdō (province roughly corresponding to the modern San'yō region)
resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
disused road; abandoned road
iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)
naraka (hell) realm
Tokyo municipal road
chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
plank path (on a steep mountainside, cliff face, etc.); walkway
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; Hokurikudō; highway running through the Hokuriku region
the art of medicine
cableway; ropeway; aerial lift; cable car
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo)
boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway
declaration
brutality; inhumanity
(artistic) accomplishments
wrong course; evil course
duty of a teacher
Nankaidō (alt. name for the Shikoku region)
ear canal; external auditory canal; external auditory meatus
traditional art of incense appreciation; Way of Fragrance; kōdō
San'indō (province roughly corresponding to the modern San'in region)
straight path (that people should take); straight road
filial piety
the seven districts of ancient Japan
moral sense; wife of a monk
ethics; moral philosophy; (study of) Confucianism (esp. the Cheng-Zhu school of neo-Confucianism); (study of) Taoism; Shingaku (Edo-period moral philosophy)
monks and laity
military road
sexual passion
the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha)
all Hokkaido
the easy way; attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts)
kūdō (martial art form)
path of virtue; righteousness
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing (brought to Japan in the Heian period)
monk's self-chosen pseudonym
tenmondō (form of astrology)
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
attaining salvation
false reporting; fake news
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist
bicycle path; bicycle lane; bikeway
inappropriate means to a worthy end; expediency
the path that one should follow as a human being; the path of benevolence
art of painting
imperfect (Buddhist) training; imperfection in one's (Buddhist) training; incomplete training; I; me
being good; being virtuous; virtuous person
Confucianism
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
woman's duties
central Hokkaido
prefectural road (in Osaka and Kyoto Prefectures)
administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
pilgrimage route; pilgrimage road
auxiliary logging road
non-legal public road (sometimes no longer physically existing)
sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea; Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea rather than powdered tea, assoc. with the Ōbaku school of zen
vagina; love-making technique
upper respiratory tract; upper airway
(prefectural) road in poor condition
capital of Hokkaido (i.e. Sapporo)
truths of the cessation of suffering and of the way to the cessation of suffering
study of calculation (ritsuryō period); the way of calculation
road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)
folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people
governor of Hokkaido
dangerous road
(national) road in poor condition
drama; dramatic art
Zen ascetic practices; Zen meditation; Zen teachings; Zen
Jeollanam-do (South Korea); South Jeolla Province
Hokkaido Legislative Assembly
unreasonable and unjust; unconscionable
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
Hokkaido prefectural road
member of the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly
form of modern martial art using the bayonet
truth of the way to the cessation of suffering
Taoism and Buddhism
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto); Hokkaido and other prefectures
flight path of a butterfly
front road; road in front (of a property)
international humanitarian law; IHL
outer ring road; orbital road
Jeollabuk-do (South Korea); North Jeolla Province
the ways of heaven; the virtue of good health and strength; the ways of men; the path that men should follow
Gangwon-do (South Korea); Gangwon Province; Kangwon Province (North Korea)
Gyeonggi-do (South Korea); Gyeonggi Province
Taoist teachings; Taoist arts; path to becoming an immortal
road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)
outside Hokkaido
member of the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly
airway; air duct
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
Association of American Railroads; AAR
ward road; special ward road
vaginal canal; vaginal passage
Shindo Renmei (Japanese terrorist group active in Brazil in the 1940s)
prefectural tax (of Hokkaido)
the ways of the earth; the principle of the earth; the ways of women; the path women should follow
vaginal canal; vaginal passage
Kodokan Judo Institute
Shindo Renmei (Japanese terrorist group active in Brazil in the 1940s)
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
male homosexuality; pederasty
study of the calendar; way of the calendar
male homosexuality; pederasty
Examples (1 in total)
The governor of Hokkaido announced the prefecture's draft budget.