ロードroodo

1. nounroadusu. in compounds

• Synonym道みちNeutralThe most general word for a road, covering paths and methods too, as in 「駅への道」 and 「成功への道」. 「ロード」 mostly appears in loanword compounds and also means loading data.
• Synonym道路どうろNeutralRoads built for people and vehicles, covering highways, streets, and sidewalks, as in 「道路工事」. 「ロード」 is mostly confined to compounds and road names.
• SynonymルートNeutralThe route or line taken, including sales and distribution channels, as in 「配送ルート」; it is about how you get somewhere, while 「ロード」 is the road itself.
• Synonym通路つうろNeutralA passage for moving through, such as aisles between seats or corridors in a building, as in 「通路側の席」. 「ロード」 refers to roads.
• Synonym街路がいろWrittenWritten word for roads laid out in city blocks, seen mostly in compounds like 「街路樹」 and 「街路灯」. 「ロード」 is not limited to urban areas.
• Synonym路ちNeutralA variant writing of 「道」: besides roads it covers principles, methods, and fields of expertise, as in 「その道のプロ」; these senses are absent from 「ロード」.
• Related経路けいろNeutralThe route something travels or passes through, as in 「感染経路」 and 「入手経路」; it stresses the course something has taken, while 「ロード」 refers to the road itself.
• Related通り道とおりみちNeutralA road you pass through or go by on the way, as in 「通り道にある店」; the focus is on passing through, while 「ロード」 denotes the road itself.
• RelatedルートNeutralThe route or line taken, including sales and distribution channels, as in 「配送ルート」; it is about how you get somewhere, while 「ロード」 is the road itself.
• Related進路しんろNeutralThe course of movement toward a destination, and one's direction after graduation, as in 「台風の進路」 and 「進路相談」. 「ロード」 has no sense of where one is heading.
• Related道筋みちすじNeutralThe road traveled, or figuratively a line of thought or path to a solution, as in 「解決への道筋」. 「ロード」 has no sense of logical progression.
• Related道順みちじゅんNeutralThe way to get to a destination — how to go, as in 「道順を教える」. It concerns the route you follow, while 「ロード」 is the road itself.
• RelatedコースNeutralA route, but also a course of study or a running or swimming lane, as in 「マラソンコース」. 「ロード」 means roads or loading data, never courses.
• Related順路じゅんろNeutralA fixed or suggested route to follow in order, like the 「順路」 signs in a museum. It is about moving in a set order, while 「ロード」 is the road itself.
• Related行路こうろWrittenWritten word for walking, traveling, or a road; it can also picture life as a journey, as in 「人生の行路」. Rare in everyday speech — use 「道」 for roads.

For roads in everyday speech, 「道」 is the default; 「道路」 for roads as infrastructure, and 「ルート」 or 「道順」 for routes. 「ロード」 mostly appears in compounds like 「シルクロード」 and in road names, and can also mean loading data.

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1. 道路どうろ。みち。