みち
道
　
を
き
訊
　
く

expression, Godan verb

  1. to ask the way.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
みち
道
　
を
き
訊
　
く
 道を訊く みちをきく
みち
道
　
を
き
聞
　
く
 道を聞く みちをきく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
request, question, investigate
き.く　たず.ねる　ジン (Kentei Pre-1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと-　オツ　イツ (8th, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)