This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ドウ、トウ、みち
Romaji: dou, tou, michi
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: さ、じ、ど、みつ
Romaji: sa, ji, do, mitsu
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Romaji

Meanings

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  207
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-3-9
Korean Reading:  do
Chinese Reading:  dao4
Unicode:  9053
JIS:  463B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3134
Nelson Index: 4724
New Nelson Index: 6091
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q9.14
Four Corner Index: 3830.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 188
Gakken Index: 129
Japanese Names Index: 1811
Daikanwanjiten Index: 39010P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0138
Remembering the kanji Index: 277
Busy People Index: 3.7
Kanji Way Index: 123
Kanji Flashcards Index: 93
Kodansha Compact Index: 710
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 205
Kanji in Context Index: 66
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2000
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2701
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 283
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 295
Essential Kanji Index: 141
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3888
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 979
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 122
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 220

Words

国道 (こくどう)
national highway
県道 (けんどう)
prefectural road
柔道 (じゅうどう)
judo
剣道 (けんどう)
kendo; swordmanship; fencing; way of the sword
修道 (しゅうどう)
learning; studying the fine arts
軌道 (きどう)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (on the right) track; going smoothly
街道 (かいどう)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)
修道院 (しゅうどういん)
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
水道 (すいどう)
water service; water supply
市道 (しどう)
municipal roads
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