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    3. 近道

    近道

    近ちか道みち

    shorter way

    KMT8News #24+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab19 strokes

    近路

    ちかみち

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    shorter way, shortcut

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    学がっ校こうへの近ちか道みちを知しっていますか。

    Do you know a shortcut to school?

    KMT4Travel & TransportationEducation
    時じ間かんがないので、近ちか道みちを通とおって駅えきへ向むかった。

    I didn't have much time, so I took a shortcut to the station.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    地ち図ずアプリを使つかって、目もく的てき地ちまでの近ちか道みちを探さがした。

    I used a map app to find a shortcut to my destination.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationTechnology
    この近ちか道みちは景けし色きが良よいが、道みちが狭せまくて危き険けんだ。

    This shortcut has nice scenery, but the road is narrow and dangerous.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    成せい功こうへの近ちか道みちはないとよく言いわれるが、効こう率りつ的てきな方ほう法ほうは存そん在ざいする。

    It's often said there's no shortcut to success, but efficient methods do exist.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationWork & CareerCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    近
    ちか.い…(5)
    near・early・akin・tantamount
    道
    みち・いう…(7)
    road-way・street・district・journey・course…(2)
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