Kanji

路

path, route, road, distance

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

足部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ロ, ル

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

-じ, みち

Nanori (Name Reading)

じ, のり, みち, ゆく

Common Readings

ロ, じ

Example sentences

通路 つうろ
非常口に続く通路を確保してください。

Please keep the passage leading to the emergency exit clear.

道路 どうろ
この道路は現在、工事のために閉鎖されている。

This road is currently closed due to construction.

側 がわ
道路の反対側に渡った。

I crossed to the opposite side of the road.

進路 しんろ
彼は卒業後の進路について真剣に悩んでいる。

He is seriously worried about his future path after graduation.

相談 そうだん
将来の進路について、先生に相談した。

I consulted my teacher about my future career path.

路地 ろじ
古い町並みの狭い路地を散策するのが好きだ。

I like strolling through the narrow alleys of the old town.

通り抜ける とおりぬける
狭い路地を通り抜けると、広い通りに出た。

Passing through the narrow alley, I came out onto a wide street.

路地裏 ろじうら
その古いカフェは、路地裏にひっそりと佇んでいる。

That old cafe stands quietly in a back alley.

料理店 りょうりてん
その路地裏には、地元の人に愛される小さな料理店がある。

There is a small restaurant in that back alley that is loved by locals.

迷路 めいろ
巨大な迷路に迷い込んでしまい、なかなか出口が見つからない。

I wandered into a huge maze and can't seem to find the exit.

Example Vocabulary

通路

つうろ

passage; path; aisle; hallway

道路

どうろ

road; street; highway

進路

しんろ

course; future path; career path

路地

ろじ

alley; narrow street

路地裏

ろじうら

back alley

迷路

めいろ

maze; labyrinth

経路

けいろ

route; course; channel

回路

かいろ

circuit

路

じ

path; way; route

路上

ろじょう

on the street; roadside; on the way

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