้
JLPT N4
Road, way
Readings
Onโyomi: ใใฆ (dou)
Kunโyomi: ใฟใก (michi)
โข ใฟใก (michi) โ road, path, street, way, journey, direction, method
Structure
Composition:
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Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
้
ใฟใก
road
้่ทฏ
ใฉใใ
street
ๆ็้
ใใใใใฉใ
way of cooking
ๆ้
ใใ
ใใฉใ
judo
ๆธ้
ใใใฉใ
calligraphy
Example Sentences
ใใฎ้ใ่กใใพใใ
ใใฎ ใฟใก ใ ใใใพใใ
I go on this road.
ๆ้ใ็ฟใใพใใ
ใใ
ใใฉใ ใ ใชใใใพใใ
I learn judo.
Cultural Note
๐พ The kanji ้ (dล) is not just about physical roads โ itโs a philosophical concept in Japanese and East Asian thought.
โข Derived from the Chinese โTao (้)โ, meaning โthe Wayโ, it represents a path of discipline, self-cultivation, and harmony with nature.
โข Many Japanese traditional arts and martial arts use ้ (the Way) to express a lifelong journey of mastery and inner growth:
o ่ถ้ (sadล) โ The Way of Tea
o ๆธ้ (shodล) โ The Way of Calligraphy
o ๅฃ้ (kendล) โ The Way of the Sword
o ๆ้ (jลซdล) โ The Way of Gentleness
โข Itโs also part of the Japanese cultural philosophy of โdลโ (the path) โ suggesting that life itself is a journey to be walked mindfully.
โข Derived from the Chinese โTao (้)โ, meaning โthe Wayโ, it represents a path of discipline, self-cultivation, and harmony with nature.
โข Many Japanese traditional arts and martial arts use ้ (the Way) to express a lifelong journey of mastery and inner growth:
o ่ถ้ (sadล) โ The Way of Tea
o ๆธ้ (shodล) โ The Way of Calligraphy
o ๅฃ้ (kendล) โ The Way of the Sword
o ๆ้ (jลซdล) โ The Way of Gentleness
โข Itโs also part of the Japanese cultural philosophy of โdลโ (the path) โ suggesting that life itself is a journey to be walked mindfully.