近道 (ちかみち)short way; shortcut

short way; shortcutnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 近道

最近さいきんrecently; lately
付近ふきんneighborhood; vicinity
近代きんだいpresent day; modern times
側近そっきんclose associate; close aide
近年きんねんrecent years
近所きんじょneighbourhood; neighborhood
近畿きんきKinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
近郊きんこうoutskirts; environs (of a city)
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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