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Kanji for The way
The kanji for “the way” is 道, read dou and written in 12 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
the way
A road, and in Japan also a lifelong path of mastery, as in 武道 (budo) and 茶道 (tea ceremony).
The suffix -do (道), meaning "the way," defines Japanese disciplined arts like Chado (tea), Kado (flowers), and Shodo (calligraphy).
12 strokes On reading ドウ、トウ (dou, tou) Kun reading みち、いう (michi, iu) JLPT N4
Dictionary meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course
Readings used for names on Nazuke: osamu, do, dou, michi
In Japan it appears in about 594 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 道: Jared 路礼道 · Edward 英登和道 · Brandon 武良道 · Ed 永道 · Abd 安風道 · Bud 羽道 · Dom 道夢 · Don 道 · Dot 道登 · Dwi 道偉 · Edu 英道 · Jed 路恵道 and 244 more
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