街道 (かいどう)highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success)

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main roadnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 街道

街頭がいとう(on the) street
市街しがいurban areas; the streets
繁華街はんかがいbusiness district; shopping district
住宅街じゅうたくがいresidential area
市街地しがいちtown area; urban area
街宣車がいせんしゃ(right-wing) propaganda truck
街角まちかどstreet corner
街路樹がいろじゅroadside trees
北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
報道ほうどうreport (of news); reporting
道みちroad; path
道路どうろroad; highway
都道府県とどうふけんprefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
鉄道てつどうrailroad; railway
報道陣ほうどうじんpress corps
柔道じゅうどうjudo

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