ウェイwei

1. nounway

• Synonym道みちNeutralThe everyday word for a road or path and by far the most common of these; ウェイ is a loanword used mostly in compounds, as in 「ゴーイングマイウェイ」.
• Synonym道路どうろWrittenA formal written term for roads as public infrastructure, as in 「道路工事」; ウェイ is mostly confined to compounds.
• Synonym通りとおりNeutralCovers streets and avenues, as in 「〇〇通り」; ウェイ is rarely used on its own and leans toward the 'manner' sense.
• SynonymロードNeutralA loanword for a road that also means loading saved data; both it and ウェイ live mostly in compounds, though ウェイ leans toward the 'manner' sense.
• Related経路けいろWrittenWritten prose for a route or channel taken, as in 「感染経路」; ウェイ leans toward the 'manner' sense.
• Related途とNeutralThe variant 途 also covers moral and artistic disciplines — a way of life or craft, as in 「人の道」 and 「茶の道」; ウェイ generally lacks this sense.
• RelatedロードNeutralA loanword for a road that also means loading saved data; both it and ウェイ live mostly in compounds, though ウェイ leans toward the 'manner' sense.
• Related道みちNeutralThe everyday word for a road or path and by far the most common of these; ウェイ is a loanword used mostly in compounds, as in 「ゴーイングマイウェイ」.
• Related路ちNeutralThe variant 路 also covers a method or route toward a goal, as in 「解決への道」; ウェイ expresses 'manner' mainly in loan compounds.
• Related行路こうろWrittenA written word for journeying along a road, also a metaphor for one's path through life; ウェイ leans toward the 'manner' sense.
• Related通い路かよいじWrittenWritten prose for a route traveled over and over, such as a daily commute; ウェイ leans toward the 'manner' sense.

Use 「ウェイ」 for 'way' inside loan compounds, whether a manner or a road, as in 「ハイウェイ」. For everyday roads pick 「道」, in formal prose 「道路」, for streets 「通り」, and for a route taken 「経路」.

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1. 道路どうろ。