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道
This is the kanji for street, way, or path. It is used metaphorically
as a suffix for practices and belief systems.
on readings:
kun readings:
examples:
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神道
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Shintou |
traditional Japanese religion |
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武道
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budō |
military arts |
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武士道
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bushidō |
bushido, the Japanese way of the warrior |
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武士道七徳
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bushidō shichitoku |
seven virtues of bushido |
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近道
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chikamichi |
shortcut |
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伝道
| dendō |
evangelism, missionary work |
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道具
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dōgu |
tool, implement |
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歩道橋
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hodōkyō |
pedestrian bridge |
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邪道
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jadō |
evil course, vice, heresy |
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柔道
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jūdō |
judo, an unarmed Japanese martial art |
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華道
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kadō |
the Japanese art of arranging flowers |
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剣道
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kendō |
kendo, a Japanese martial art involving bamboo swords |
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険しい道
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kewashii michi |
steep/treacherous road |
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香道
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kōdō |
the way of fragrance |
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高速道路
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kousoku douro |
expressway |
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曲がり道
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magarimichi |
winding street |
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入道雲
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nyūdōgumo |
cumulonimbus, thunderhead |
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茶道
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sadō |
Japanese tea ceremony |
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坂道
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sakamichi |
road on a slope |
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赤道
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sekidou |
equator |
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書道
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shodō |
calligraphy |
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水道管
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suidoukan |
water pipe |
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都道府県
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to-dō-fu-ken |
the Japanese prefectures |
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釣り道具
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tsuridōgu |
fishing tackle |
links:
Bushido
Japanese calligraphy
Japanese tea ceremony
Judo
Kendo
Kōdō
Samurai Strategies
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