This is the kanji for street, way, or path. It is used metaphorically as a suffix for practices and belief systems.

on readings:
  • dou
  • tou
kun readings:
  • michi
examples:
Shintou traditional Japanese religion
chikamichi shortcut
dendō evangelism, missionary work
dōgu tool, implement
hodōkyō pedestrian bridge
jadō evil course, vice, heresy
jūdō judo, an unarmed Japanese martial art
kadō the Japanese art of arranging flowers
kendō kendo, a Japanese martial art involving bamboo swords
しい kewashii michi steep/treacherous road
kōdō the way of fragrance
kousoku douro expressway
がり magarimichi winding street
sadō Japanese tea ceremony
sakamichi road on a slope
sekidou equator
shodō calligraphy
suidoukan water pipe
to-dō-fu-ken the Japanese prefectures
tsuridōgu fishing tackle

links:
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Judo
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Kōdō
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Last ∆ on 26 June 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.