# 道 street

(motion) + 首 (neck)
★★★★★
12 strokes
PN SUF

## Onyomi

DOU |

## Mnemonic

| I twisted my neck looking at a hot jogger moving fast down the street Then I was like all holding my neck going, D'OH

## Kunyomi

みち | smaller street (BOOBOO: bigger streets are 通り (どうり)) ★★★★★

## Jukugo

歩道(ほどう) | sidewalk ★★★★☆ 歩 (walk) + 道 (street) = 歩道 (sidewalk)
近道(ちかみち) | a short-cut ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 近 (near) + 道 (street) = 近道 (a short-cut )
ｘｘｘ 道(どう) | "way of xxx" ★★★☆☆ SUF DOU can also be used as a suffix, meaning 'method and philosophy of XXX' as can be seen in all this martial arts stuff: 柔道、剣道、武士道 (judo, kendo, bushido). . . as well as tea ceremony, and flower arranging: 茶道、 華道
武道(ぶどう) | martial arts ★★☆☆☆ 武 (military) + 道 (street) = 武道 (martial arts)
道徳(どうとく) | moral principles ★☆☆☆☆ 道 (street) + 徳 (virtue) = 道徳 (moral principles) morals in general - universal principles like "don't cheat, don't kill" - as opposed to your own personal rules, like "I don't smoke, I don't watch Julia Roberts films." When newspapers talk about "moral education in the classroom," they use 道徳.
柔道(じゅうどう) | Judo ☆☆☆☆☆ 柔 (flexible) + 道 (street) = 柔道 (Judo)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
路 | road | FEET | 足
道 | street | MOVE |

The road is under your FEET, but you MOVE along the street. Word.

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
道 | street | HORNY |
題 | topic | DAY | 日

HORNY guys is on the street.

Every DAY they have a new topic of sexual harassment.

## Used In

- 導

## Synonyms

machine 機械 器械 そうち 器具 道具
morals, ethics 倫理 倫理学 道徳 価値観 信念
report 報告 報道 レポート 情報
road 道路 通り 街道 道