道筋|みちすじmichisuji[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpath; route; itinerary
   鉄道てつどうの道筋みちすじを決きめるのは一体いったい何なんだろうか。↗

   What is it that determines the route a railway takes?

• Synonym経路けいろWrittenWritten/formal word for the route or channel something takes, as in 「感染経路」; 「道筋」 is the word that also readily covers a line of reasoning toward a solution.
• Synonym道順みちじゅんNeutralHow to get to a destination — directions; unlike 「道筋」, it never figuratively means the way toward solving a problem.
• Synonym路線ろせんNeutralA bus or rail line, or figuratively a policy line; 「道筋」 leans toward the actual road traveled or a line of thinking.
• Synonym進路しんろWrittenWritten/formal word for the direction you are heading, especially your course after graduation; 「道筋」 centers on the path traveled.
• SynonymコースNeutralLoanword for a route, a track or lane, or a course of study; 「道筋」 leans toward the road one travels.
• SynonymルートNeutralLoanword for a route or channel, as in 「流通ルート」; 「道筋」 leans toward the line of thinking.
• Synonym順路じゅんろNeutralThe set or suggested route to follow, like the 「順路」 around a museum or venue; 「道筋」 is a route in general, or a line of thought.
• Synonym通路つうろNeutralA passage or corridor for moving through, like an aisle; 「道筋」 is a route.
• Synonym通り道とおりみちCasualColloquial word for the road you pass through or a place on your way; 「道筋」 leans toward a path's course or a line of thought.
• Synonym道みちNeutralThe everyday, most common word for a road or path; 「道筋」 stresses the course a route takes and the order of its steps.
• Synonym途とWrittenThe written form 「途」, seen in phrases like 「帰国の途」 (on the way home); it means the journey or being en route, while 「道筋」 stresses steps and order.
• Related針路しんろWrittenWritten/formal word for a ship's or aircraft's course, or the direction to take in action; 「道筋」 leans toward the road traveled.
• Related道みちNeutralThe everyday, most common word for a road or path; 「道筋」 stresses the course a route takes and the order of its steps.
• Related道のりみちのりNeutralThe distance of a route, or figuratively the process of reaching a goal; 「道筋」 leans toward the route taken and the line of thought.
• Related軌道きどうWrittenWritten/formal word for an orbit or rail track, or being on the right track as in 「軌道に乗る」; 「道筋」 is a path or route.
• Related方向ほうこうNeutralA direction or the course of a policy; 「道筋」 is a concrete path or route.
• Related方角ほうがくNeutralA compass direction, usually for something some distance away; 「道筋」 is a path or route.
• Related旅路たびじWrittenWritten/formal word for a journey and its roads; 「道筋」 is the road one travels.
• Related旅程りょていWrittenWritten/formal word for a trip's route and schedule, i.e. an itinerary; 「道筋」 is a route.
• Related道路どうろNeutralA road or highway as built infrastructure; 「道筋」 leans toward the course a route takes.
• Related路ちWrittenThe written form 「路」, mostly a suffix in words like 「家路」 (the road home); 「道筋」 is the path or route itself.
• Related行路こうろWrittenWritten/formal word for traveling the roads, or one's path through life; 「道筋」 leans toward the route and its order.

Use 「道筋」 for the route traveled or the line of thinking that leads toward a solution, as in 「解決への道筋」. For how to get somewhere use 「道順」, for bus and rail lines 「路線」, for channels like distribution 「ルート」, for the distance of a journey 「道のり」, and for roads in general 「道」.

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

1. 通とおっていく道みち。
2. 発端ほったんから結論けつろんに至いたるまでの判断はんだんなどの展開てんかいの順序じゅんじょ。