Memory phrase for the Kanji: 道


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Meaning

street, way, path

Pronunciation

DŌ, TŌ
michi

Explanation

Left: movement , right: head (eye with bushy eyebrow )

Mnemonic

The heads are in motion on the street.

Radicals

movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou
headAlso this variation of head is used:
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Vocabulary

 道  みち  street
 坂道  さかみち  hill road
 赤道  せきどう  equator
 神道  しんとう  Shinto (religion practiced in Japan)
 弓道  きゅうどう  Kyudo (Japanese art of archery)
 北海道  ほっかいどう  Hokkaido
 枝道  えだみち  branch road, byroad, side street, digression
 歩道  ほどう  footpath, walkway, sidewalk
 野道  のみち  path in a field, lane

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