# 路 — route; way

路 means “route; way”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ロ (ro). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: route; way
- On'yomi: ロ (ro)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Travel & transport

## How to remember 路

A foot (足) for each (各): the route everyone walks.

Parts: 足 foot · 各 each

## Don't confuse it with

[捉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/get-hold-of/) · [踊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dance/) · [踏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/step-on/) · [跡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/traces/)

## More in the “Travel & transport” set

[輸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/transport/) · [港](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/harbour/) · [路](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/route/) · [橋](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bridge/) · [船](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ship/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/route/. Last updated 2026-11-01.