どう
道

noun

  1. road, path, street, route. Abbreviation.
  2. way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself.
  3. moral education. Abbreviation. In Japanese schools.
  4. Buddhist teachings.
  5. Taoism.
  6. administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido).
  7. administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.). Messages.hist.
  8. province (administrative region of Korea).
  9. circuit (administrative region of China).
  10. province (Tang-era administrative region of China). Messages.hist.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
どう
道
 道 どう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

road-way, street, district
みち　ドウ　ど (2nd, N4)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび　シュ　おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)