道
road, way
- 辶road
- 首head
- kun
- みちmichi
- on
- ドウdō
mnemonic
A HEAD (首) going down the ROAD (辶): a traveler leading the way. The ROAD, the WAY. "Dō" (ドウ) as in jūdō and kendō, the way of softness, the way of the sword.
examples
- 道みちmichiroad
- 北海道ほっかいどうhokkaidōHokkaido
- 書道しょどうshodōcalligraphy