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道

みち michiみちづれ michizureおうどう ōdōりょうどう ryōdō

way, road

Composition

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Origin

Walking 辶 joined to the head 首: moving ahead with the head set toward a goal, hence the way one follows.

In the thoughts

  1. 道連れmichizuretravel companion
  2. 王道ōdōroyal road
  3. 両道ryōdōboth ways
  4. 道理dōrireason

Proverbs carrying this character

  1. 003 A journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step.
  2. 053 On a journey, a companion; in life, kindness.
  3. 151 There is no royal road to learning.
  4. 200 A man's life is a long road walked under a burden; there is no need to hurry.
  5. 219 This road — no one else walks it. Autumn evening.
  6. 252 The pen and the sword, both ways.
  7. 265 When abuse passes, reason withdraws.

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