noun

  1. alley, alleyway, lane.
  2. bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof), open field, outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops).
  3. teahouse garden.
  4. path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
路地 ろじ
露地 ろじ
露路 ろじ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

path, route, road
ロ みち -じ (3rd, N3)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし た.りる ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
each, every, either
カク おのおの かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
ground, earth
チ ジ どま (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
to be (classical)
ヤ なり エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ メ やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ