早道|はやみちhayamichi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounshortcut

• Synonym近道ちかみちNeutralThe everyday word for a shorter route, also used figuratively for a less troublesome method. Same meaning as 「早道」 but far more common in daily speech.
• Synonym捷径しょうけいWrittenWritten/formal word for a shortcut, as in 「成功への捷径」; more literary than 「早道」.
• Related間道かんどうWrittenWritten word for a side road or out-of-the-way path; unlike 「早道」, it does not stress being faster.
• Antonym遠回りとおまわりNeutralTaking a longer route although a shorter one exists; the opposite of the shortcut 「早道」 describes.
• Antonym回り道まわりみちNeutralA detour or circuitous route; the opposite of 「早道」.

For a shorter route or an easier method, 「近道」 is the everyday default; 「早道」 says the same but is less common, as in 「上達の早道」. Use 「捷径」 in formal writing and 「間道」 for a side path, not speed. Going the long way round is 「遠回り」 or 「回り道」.

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1. ほかの道みちに比くらべ早はやく行いける道みち。近道ちかみち。捷径しょうけい。
2. ほかの方法ほうほうに比くらべ時間じかんの掛かからない方法ほうほう。近道ちかみち。捷径しょうけい。