Japanese Kanji
道dou
road-way · street · district
Grade 2 · JLPT N4 · 12 strokes
Road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings.
道 is taught in grade 2 of Japanese elementary school — one of the earliest kanji children learn. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N4 (elementary) level. With 12 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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