途 means “way, route”

と · to

Also: road

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

みち

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ト

JLPT N3 · Taught in secondary school · 10 strokes

The story

The road (辶) with some still left to go (余): the stretch in between. 途中 is on the way, and on long JR trips 途中下車 lets you hop off partway, explore, and ride on with the same ticket.

Used in 途中 (tochuu, on the way), 途端 (totan, the moment that), and 用途 (youto, use/purpose)

More from Coming & Going

• 留 stay
• 散 scatter
• 浮 float
• 戻 go back
• 越 cross over
• 到 arrive
• 連 take along
• 向 face
• 放 release
• 残 remain
• 追 chase
• 落 fall

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.