path, route, road, distance

About this kanji

The kanji 「路」 primarily means "path" or "road." It is used mostly as a noun. You will find it in compounds like 進路 (しんろ), which means "route," often used when talking about directions or future paths. Another example is 道路 (どうろ), meaning "road," which refers to the actual streets we drive on. There's also 路線 (ろせん), meaning "route" in the context of transportation, like bus or train lines. A quick note: while this kanji signifies physical paths, it can also refer to metaphorical routes in life, highlighting its versatility.

Example sentences

• 新しい路を探しに行こう。

  Let's go find a new path.

Meanings across languages

English

path, route, road, distance

Tiếng Việt

đường, lộ trình

日本語

道, ルート

한국어

길, 경로

中文

路径, 路线

id

jalur

th

เส้นทาง

es

camino

fr

chemin

de

Weg

pt

caminho

Common compounds

• 進路しんろroute, course, path
• 道路どうろroad, highway
• 路線ろせんroute (bus, train, air, etc.), line, line (taken by a group, organization, etc.)
• 路上ろじょうon the road, on the street, in the street
• 高速道路こうそくどうろhighway, freeway, expressway
• 回路かいろcircuit, cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle), cycle
• 街路がいろroad, street, avenue
• 活路かつろmeans of survival, means of escape, way out of a difficulty