きゅう
求
どう
道

noun

Esp. ぐどう in Buddhism.
  1. seeking after truth.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
求
どう
道
 求道 きゅうどう
ぐ
求
どう
道
 求道 ぐどう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

request, want, wish for
もと.める　キュウ　グ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
road-way, street, district
みち　ドウ　ど (2nd, N4)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび　シュ　おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)