道 street

(motion) + 首 (neck)
★★★★★
12 strokes
PNSUF

Onyomi

DOU

Mnemonic

I twisted my neck looking at a hot jogger moving fast down the street Then I was like all holding my neck going, D'OH

Kunyomi

みち smaller street (BOOBOO: bigger streets are 通り (どうり))
★★★★★

Jukugo

歩道(ほどう)

sidewalk ★★★★☆
歩 (walk) + 道 (street) = 歩道 (sidewalk)

近道(ちかみち)

a short-cut ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN
近 (near) + 道 (street) = 近道 (a short-cut )

xxx 道(どう)

"way of xxx" ★★★☆☆ SUF

DOU can also be used as a suffix, meaning 'method and philosophy of XXX' as can be seen in all this martial arts stuff:

柔道、剣道、武士道 (judo, kendo, bushido). . .

as well as tea ceremony, and flower arranging:

茶道、 華道

武道(ぶどう)

martial arts ★★☆☆☆
武 (military) + 道 (street) = 武道 (martial arts)

道徳(どうとく)

moral principles ★☆☆☆☆
道 (street) + 徳 (virtue) = 道徳 (moral principles)

morals in general - universal principles like "don't cheat, don't kill" - as opposed to your own personal rules, like "I don't smoke, I don't watch Julia Roberts films." When newspapers talk about "moral education in the classroom," they use 道徳.

柔道(じゅうどう)

Judo ☆☆☆☆☆
柔 (flexible) + 道 (street) = 柔道 (Judo)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
路 road FEET 足
道 street MOVE


The road is under your FEET, but you MOVE along the street. Word.

Meaning Hint Radical
道 street HORNY
題 topic DAY 日

HORNY guys is on the street.

Every DAY they have a new topic of sexual harassment.

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Synonyms

machine
機械    器械    そうち 器具    道具   
morals, ethics
倫理    倫理学    道徳    価値観    信念   
report
報告    報道    レポート 情報   
road
道路    通り    街道    道