順路|じゅんろjunro[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
- Synonym経路けいろNeutralThe path one travels through, as in 「感染経路」; rather abstract and formal, and not specifically a prescribed tour route.
- Synonym通り道とおりみちNeutralThe road one passes along routinely, as in 「通り道にある店」; the emphasis is on passing by or through.
- Synonym路線ろせんNeutralFixed transport lines such as bus or air routes, and by extension an organization's policy, as in 「路線変更」.
- Synonym進路しんろNeutralThe direction one moves forward in, and one's course after graduation, as in 「進路相談」.
- Synonym道筋みちすじNeutralThe route taken along the way, and figuratively a logical course toward something, as in 「解決への道筋」.
- Synonym道順みちじゅんNeutralHow to get to a destination, as in 「駅までの道順」; common in everyday speech.
- SynonymコースNeutralA loanword for a route or course, as in 「ハイキングコース」; covers study programs too.
- SynonymルートNeutralA loanword for routes and channels, as in 「販売ルート」; common for sales and distribution channels.
- Synonym行路こうろWrittenThe road one travels, also a metaphor for one's path in life; written/formal prose, and never a prescribed tour order.
- Synonym通い路かよいじWrittenThe road one travels back and forth regularly, as in 「学校への通い路」; elegant written style and rather rare.
- Related道みちNeutralThe broadest word for roads and paths, outdoors or inside a venue, as in 「道を歩く」; it carries no sense of a fixed order.
- Related道のりみちのりNeutralThe distance one covers to reach a place, and figuratively the process toward a goal, as in 「長い道のり」.
- Related途とNeutralThe same word as 「道」, also written 「途」; it also figures the path of life or a career, without any sense of following a set order.
- Related旅路たびじWrittenA written, poetic word for the road of a journey, as in 「長い旅路」; not used for the order of visiting within a venue.
- Related旅程りょていWrittenA trip's route or schedule, as in 「旅程表」; centers on travel arrangements, not the prescribed order of a tour.
- Related路ちNeutralThe same word as 「道」, also written 「路」; it also names specialized disciplines, as in 「茶の道」, with no idea of a set order.
Use 「順路」 for the prescribed visiting order in a museum or exhibition, as in 「順路に従って進む」. For how to get somewhere, say 「道順」; for bus, train or air lines, 「路線」. 「道」 covers roads and paths generally but implies no set order, and 「旅程」 is about a trip's schedule. The rest name routes, paths or journeys in other senses.
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