Onyomi: ル, ロ · Kunyomi: -じ, みち · Meanings: distance, path, road, route
Kanji for distance, path, road, route
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路 is made from 足, meaning “foot,” and 各, meaning “each” or “every.” A road is created by many feet walking the same path again and again. Each person steps forward, and over time those repeated steps form a clear route. From this image, 路 came to mean road, path, or route that people travel on.
路 shows many feet walking the same way, creating a road or path.
Picture countless footsteps marking the ground until a clear road appears. That traveled path is 路.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 道 | みち | road, path, street, lane, passage | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 路 | じ | route, road | Suffix |
| 路 | ち | way, road | Noun |
| 路地 | ろじ | alley, alleyway, lane | common Noun |
| 路線図 | ろせんず | route map (for buses, trains, etc.) | common Noun |
| 路線 | ろせん | route (bus, train, air, etc.), line | common Noun |
| 路上 | ろじょう | on the road, on the street, in the street | common Noun |
| 路面 | ろめん | road surface | common Noun |
| 道草 | みちくさ | loitering on the way | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 路面電車 | ろめんでんしゃ | tram, streetcar, trolley, tramcar | Noun |