้“

JLPT N4

Road, way

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใƒ‰ใ‚ฆ (dou)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใฟใก (michi)
โ€ข ใฟใก (michi) โ€“ road, path, street, way, journey, direction, method

Vocabulary

้“
ใฟใก
road
้“่ทฏ
ใฉใ†ใ‚
street
ๆ–™็†้“
ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚Šใฉใ†
way of cooking
ๆŸ”้“
ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใฉใ†
judo
ๆ›ธ้“
ใ—ใ‚‡ใฉใ†
calligraphy

Example Sentences

ใ“ใฎ้“ใ‚’่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ“ใฎ ใฟใก ใ‚’ ใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚
I go on this road.
ๆŸ”้“ใ‚’็ฟ’ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใฉใ† ใ‚’ ใชใ‚‰ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I learn judo.

Cultural Note

๐Ÿ—พ The kanji ้“ (dล) is not just about physical roads โ€” itโ€™s a philosophical concept in Japanese and East Asian thought.
โ€ข Derived from the Chinese โ€œTao (้“)โ€, meaning โ€œthe Wayโ€, it represents a path of discipline, self-cultivation, and harmony with nature.
โ€ข Many Japanese traditional arts and martial arts use ้“ (the Way) to express a lifelong journey of mastery and inner growth:
o ่Œถ้“ (sadล) โ€“ The Way of Tea
o ๆ›ธ้“ (shodล) โ€“ The Way of Calligraphy
o ๅ‰ฃ้“ (kendล) โ€“ The Way of the Sword
o ๆŸ”้“ (jลซdล) โ€“ The Way of Gentleness
โ€ข Itโ€™s also part of the Japanese cultural philosophy of โ€œdลโ€ (the path) โ€” suggesting that life itself is a journey to be walked mindfully.