13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

path, route, road, distance

Kun'yomi
  • -じ
  • road ②route ③distance ④road (e.g. to victory)
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

59.9%
みち 26.6%
-じ 13.5%

Character Breakdown

path, route, road
ロ みち -じ (3rd, N3)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし た.りる ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
each, every, either
カク おのおの かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

path of life
maze ②inner ear
route ②one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
circuit (electric) ②cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
main street (esp. in a capital) ②most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryō period)
straight road
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References

Unicode hex code 8DEF
JIS X 0208 1-47-9
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4561
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5876
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1533
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1936
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37524
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 151
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 151
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 540
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 935
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 439
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 425
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 533
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1764
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1290
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7d6.5
Four corner code 6716.4
De Roo Code 3777