direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk |
road; path; way | ||
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trad. (道路) | 道 | 路 | |
simp. #(道路) | 道 | 路 | |
2nd round simp. | 辺路 |
道路
Kanji in this term | |
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道 | 路 |
どう Grade: 2 |
ろ Grade: 3 |
on'yomi |
/dauro/ → /dɔːro/ → /doːro/
From Middle Chinese 道路 (dɑuX luoH). Compare modern Mandarin 道路 (dàolù), Cantonese 道路 (dou6 lou6).
Hanja in this term | |
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道 | 路 |