通路|つうろtsuuro[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounpassage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
   これが海うみへの通路つうろだ。↗

   This is the passage to the sea.

• Synonym通り道とおりみちNeutralA road you go through or pass along, as in 「通り道になる」; it stresses the route one happens to take, while 「通路」 stresses the passage itself kept open for moving through.
• Synonym道みちNeutralThe most common, general word for roads and paths. 「通路」 is narrower: a passage kept for people to move through, indoors or outdoors.
• Synonym道筋みちすじNeutralThe route one follows, and by extension a line of reasoning, as in 「話の道筋」; it leans toward routes and logic, not a physical passage.
• SynonymコースNeutralLoanword for a course or route, also study programs and running or swimming lanes, as in 「マラソンコース」; it suggests a planned, laid-out course.
• SynonymルートNeutralLoanword for a route or channel, as in 「販売ルート」; it leans toward channels or avenues for getting something done.
• Synonym道路どうろNeutralA road built for vehicles and pedestrians, as in 「道路工事」; it is outdoor traffic infrastructure, not a passage inside a building.
• Synonym旅路たびじWrittenWritten word for the route or experience of a journey, as in 「人生の旅路」; it carries a literary flavor.
• SynonymロードNeutralLoanword for road, used mostly in proper names such as 「シルクロード」.
• Synonym経路けいろNeutralThe route or channel something passes through, as in 「感染経路」; it leans toward the course taken or the process involved.
• Synonym通い路かよいじWrittenWritten word for a route traveled back and forth regularly. It has an old-fashioned flavor and is rare in modern Japanese.
• Synonym行路こうろWrittenWritten word for the road one travels, or one's path through life; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Synonym行き道ゆきみちNeutralThe road you take going somewhere. Actual uses are few; people usually say 「行きの道」.
• Related道順みちじゅんNeutralThe way or route you take to reach a place, as in 「駅への道順」; it is about how to get there, not the passage itself.
• Related順路じゅんろNeutralA fixed or prescribed route to follow, like the 「順路」 signs in a museum; also used for delivery and patrol rounds.
• Related軌道きどうNeutralAn orbit, a rail track, or figuratively the right track, as in 「軌道に乗る」; it suggests a fixed trajectory, not a passage.
• Related進路しんろNeutralThe direction you move in, or your future course after school, as in 「進路相談」; it is about where you are heading, not a physical passage.
• Related路線ろせんNeutralA bus, train or other transport line, or figuratively an organization's policy line, as in 「バス路線」 and 「路線変更」.

Use 「通路」 for a passage kept open for people to move through, indoors or out, as in 「通路側の席」. For roads in general say 「道」, for traffic roads 「道路」, for routes 「ルート」 or 「経路」, and for how to get somewhere 「道順」. 「コース」 is a planned course, 「順路」 a prescribed route, 「路線」 a transport line or policy, 「軌道」 an orbit or track, and 「進路」 your future course. 「通り道」 is a road you pass through, while the written 「通い路」「旅路」「行路」 are rare or literary.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 通行つうこうのための道みち。
2. 道みちを往来おうらいすること。
3. 交際こうさいすること。