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Kanji for The way
The kanji for “the way” is 道, read dou and written in 12 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
the way
A road, and in Japan also a lifelong path of mastery, as in 武道 (budo) and 茶道 (tea ceremony).
12 strokes On reading ドウ、トウ (dou, tou) Kun reading みち、いう (michi, iu) JLPT N4
Dictionary meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course
Readings used for names on Nazuke: do, dou, michi
In Japan it appears in about 594 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 道: David 知生美道 · Jared 慈礼道 · Adrian 英道里安 · Andrea 安道礼明 · Andrew 安道里 · Edward 恵道和努 · Sydney 詩道新 · Bradley 歩良道里 · Brandon 歩藍道 · Richard 里茶道 · Cassandra 佳燦道良 · Alexandria 安礼久山道里明 and 246 more
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