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Road, Route

じ (ji)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

The kanji 路 appears in words like 道路 (road), 通路 (passage), and 路線 (route). It refers to roads, paths, and transportation routes.

Memory Trick

Imagine following a LONG ROAD that stretches toward the mountains. The ROUTE guides you to your destination.

Readings

Onyomi: ロ (ro)

Kunyomi: じ (ji)

Example Words

道路
どうろ (douro)
Road
通路
つうろ (tsuuro)
Passage
路線
ろせん (rosen)
Route
線路
せんろ (senro)
Railway track

Example Sentence

この 道路は とても 広いです。

この どうろは とても ひろいです。

kono douro wa totemo hiroi desu

This road is very wide.

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