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Kanji Detail for 路 - "road, path, way"

  • Meaning

    路 means "road, path, way."

    1. Road - A path for travel.

    2. Way - A route; a course.

    3. Method - A manner of proceeding.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    path; route; road; distance

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    road, path, street; journey

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

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    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    road, path, street; journey

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A way that allows passage. Such as today's 航路 (sea route), 路線 (route). | Position. "Mencius" says "The master is in an important position in Qi." 當路 (in an important position). Same as later term 當道. Meaning occupying an important position. | Direction. Such as the central government's division of the four directions into 東路 (eastern route), 西路 (western route), 南路 (southern route), 北路 (northern route). | All that by which one travels is called 路. Such as saying 禮門義路 (gate of propriety and path of righteousness). Also order and logic. Such as writing having 思路 (train of thought), 筆路 (writing style). | Great. Where the ruler resides is called great. Therefore the gate is called 路門 (great gate). The sleeping chamber is called 路寢 (great chamber). | Carriage. In ancient times, the emperor had five carriages: 玉路 (jade carriage), 金路 (gold carriage), 象路 (ivory carriage), 革路 (leather carriage), 木路 (wood carriage).
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  • One day he was walking along the street.

  • The road was wet from the rain.

  • He left for america by air.

  • Our house stands by the road.

  • road under repair.''

  • You should be careful in crossing the street.

  • The road is under repair.

  • The old man walked across the road carefully.

  • How long have you been in kushiro?

  • Cross the road with care.

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