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.
3. suffix. (obsolete) attaches to place names, indicating a road to that place
This usage has generally been replaced by -ji below.
4. suffix. a road, a street
山道、長道 - a mountain road, a long road
5. suffix. attaches to place names, indicating a road to that place
奈良道 - Road to Nara
6. suffix. attaches to a time duration, indicating a trip taking that length of time
四日道 - a trip of four days, a four-day-long trip
7. 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
8. n. (figurative) a road, a path
勝利への道 - the path to victory
9. 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
10. 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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