Quick answer
路 is the kanji for "Path". The most common reading is じ (ji). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Path
Also : Road · Route · Distance
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 路 represents 'PATH'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of path.
On-reading: ろ — remember this sound by associating it with path. Kun-reading: じ.
Example Sentences
新しい道路が完成しました。
あたらしいどうろがかんせいしました。
The new road was completed.
駅までの路地を歩きました。
えきまでのろじをあるきました。
I walked through the alley to the station.
Vocabulary using 路
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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