路

path, route

JLPT N3 Grade 3 13 strokes

Kun'yomi: -じ・みち
On'yomi: ロ・ル

路 means "path, route". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 13 strokes. It is read -じ・みち in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ロ・ル in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

路 in example sentences

２番ばん通路つうろです。

2 ban tsuuro desu.

They're in aisle two.
道路地図どうろちずを下ください。

Dourochizu o kudasai.

May I have a road map?
これは道路地図どうろちずです。

Kore wa dourochizu desu.

This is a road map.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 路 mean?: 路 means "path, route". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 路 have?: 路 is written in 13 strokes.
How is 路 read?: It is read -じ・みち in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ロ・ル in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 路?: 路 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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