Entry
  1. Noun

    righteous government; just rule; kingship; rule of right; noble path

    このメルマガは、昨今の語学産業界の甘言に躍らされることなく、文法解釈という古典的学習法こそ王道と信じて疑わない方のためのメルマガです。
    This e-zine is for those who, unswayed by the cajolery of the modern language industry, firmly trust that the traditional learning method of grammatical analysis is the way to go.
  2. easy method; simple approach; short-cut; royal road

    see 学問に王道なし

  3. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    orthodox way; proper way; traditional manner; classic approach; tried-and-true method

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

king, rule, magnate

On
オウ、-ノウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N3
Frequency
684 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

おお、おおきみ、わ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-4-1SKIP code
4f0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1010.4Four corner code
3172deroo
738bUnicode hex code
1-18-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2922Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3619New Nelson (John Haig)
3439New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4247Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2145Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2895Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
255Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
271Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
499A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
90Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
310Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20823Morohashi
5A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
294Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
294Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
49sakade
733Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
47henshall3
26Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
577Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1315Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
261Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wang2, wang4Pinyin reading
wangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

Kun
みち、いう
On
ドウ、トウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
207 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

さ、じ、ど、みつ、おさむ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-9, 3-2-9SKIP code
2q9.14The Kanji Dictionary
3830.6Four corner code
979deroo
9053Unicode hex code
1-38-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4724Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6091New Nelson (John Haig)
3134New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3888Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2000Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2701Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
277Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
295Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
129A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1811Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
141Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39010PMorohashi
188A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
149Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
149Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
122sakade
93Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
205henshall3
220Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
123crowley
66Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.7busy_people
710Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
283Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dao4Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level