途
途 — Route
route, way, road
On’yomiト (to)
Kun’yomiみち (michi)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 途
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 途中 | とちゅう tochuu | on the way; en route; in the middle of |
| 途上国 | とじょうこく tojoukoku | developing country |
| 使途 | しと shito | purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used |
| 用途 | ようと youto | use; service; purpose |
| 前途 | ぜんと zento | future; prospects; outlook |
| 中途 | ちゅうと chuuto | halfway; midway; partway |
Study notes
途 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #717 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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