street

(motion) + (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 ★★★★☆
(walk) + (street) = 歩道 (sidewalk)

近道(ちかみち)

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

xxx (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 ★★☆☆☆
(military) + (street) = 武道 (martial arts)

道徳(どうとく)

moral principles ★☆☆☆☆
(street) + (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 ☆☆☆☆☆
(flexible) + (street) = 柔道 (Judo)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
road FEET
street MOVE


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

Meaning Hint Radical
street HORNY
topic DAY

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