The Japanese word for road is
道

Japanese Definition

Translations for road and their definitions

道
1. n. Tao (the way of nature), Taoism
2. n. (chiefly historical) a region of Japan consisting of multiple provinces or prefectures
Feudal Japan was divided into several dō; the only remaining dō is Hokkaidō. (Often translated as circuit.)
3. prefix. ng, Short for
4. n. a way, a street, a road, an alley, a path, a pass for local traffic
道を歩く - to walk down a road
5. n. (figurative) a road, a path
勝利への道 - the path to victory
6. n. a way of doing something
使い道がわからないもの - something whose method of usage is not known
7. n. Usage: This is the most common term for “road”, “street”, or “way” in modern Japanese.

道路
1. n. road, street, a way for local traffic

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