JLPT N4 · Town & shops

道

みち

road; way

Stroke order of 道

道 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Your 首 head leads as you 辶 walk along the road.

Parts: 辶 movement + 首 head

Example sentence

この道をまっすぐ行ってください。

このみちをまっすぐいってください。

Please go straight along this road.

Words with 道

柔道judo 歩道sidewalk 水道water supply 片道one way 赤道equator 車道roadway 高速道路expressway 歩道橋pedestrian bridge 近道shortcut 報道news report 道路road 横断歩道pedestrian crossing 剣道kendo

More words: Town & shops

町town 銀行bank 図書館library 映画館cinema 本屋bookshop 店員shop assistant 売るto sell 売り場sales counter; department 品物goods 買い物shopping 公園park 建物building 場所place 入口entrance 出口exit 中古second-hand

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