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JLPT N3 · 13 strokes

The kanji 路 — “road, path”

路 means road, path and is a JLPT N3 kanji. It has 13 strokes and uses the foot radical (足).

Stroke order · 13 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ロ、ル
Kun'yomi (訓読み): 、みち
Radical: 足 · foot
Strokes: 13

How to remember 路

Feet (足) heading each to their own (各) destination — a road. 道路 (road), 線路 (railway track) — the kanji of pathways.

Example words with 路

On'yomi readings

道路どうろroad
線路せんろrailway track

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