Kanji

途

途

route, way, road

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ト

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みち

Nanori (Name Reading)

とお, みち

Common Readings

ト

Example sentences

途中 とちゅう
学校 に 行く 途中 で 、 古い 友人 に 会った 。

On the way to school, I met an old friend.

下る くだる
坂 を 下る 途中 で 、 綺麗 な 景色 が 見えた

On the way down the slope, I saw a beautiful view.

途端 とたん
窓 を 開けた 途端 、 冷たい 風 が 入ってきた 。

The moment I opened the window, a cold wind came in.

一変 いっぺん
彼 の 態度 は 、 昇進 が 決まった 途端 に 一変した 。

His attitude completely changed the moment his promotion was decided.

途端に とたんに
窓 を 開けた 途端に 、 冷たい 風 が 入ってきた 。

As soon as I opened the window, a cold wind came in.

途切れる とぎれる
雷 の せい で 、 テレビ の 音声 が 途切れた 。

The TV sound was cut off because of the thunder.

中途半端 ちゅうとはんぱ
仕事 を 中途半端 な まま 放り出して は いけない 。

You must not leave your work half-finished and abandon it.

いっそ いっそ
中途半端 に 続ける くらい なら 、 いっそ 諦めてしまった ほう が いい 。

If it's just going to be half-hearted, you might as well just give up.

途絶える とだえる
彼 から の 便り が 途絶えて 久しい 。

It has been a long time since I last heard from him.

音信 おんしん
海外 へ 行って 以来 、 彼 から の 音信 が 途絶えている 。

Since he went abroad, there has been no news from him.

Example Vocabulary

途中

とちゅう

on the way; in the middle of

途端

とたん

the moment; just as

途端に

とたんに

just as; in the act of; as soon as; the moment

途切れる

とぎれる

to be interrupted; to break off; to pause

中途半端

ちゅうとはんぱ

half-baked; half-hearted; incomplete; lukewarm

途絶える

とだえる

to cease; to be cut off; to stop

途方に暮れる

とほうにくれる

to be at a loss; to be at one's wit's end

途方もない

とほうもない

extraordinary; absurd; immense; tremendous

用途

ようと

use, purpose

一途

いちず

single-minded; devoted; wholehearted

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