[道] Handwritten Kanji for way and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “道” (michi); Kanji for “way”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “道” (michi)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “道”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
道	ドウ トウ みち	dou tou michi	12	辶	way

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “道”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
北海道	ほっかいどう	hokkaidou	Hokkaido
柔道	じゅうどう	juudou	Judo
道案内をする	みちあんないをする	michiannai wo suru	Show somebody the way