音読み: ト
訓読み: みち
画数: 10
部首: 辶（しんにょう）
Meaning
route / way / road; one’s course
- 途中 — on the way; in the middle
- 前途 — one’s prospects / future course
- 用途 — use; application; purpose
- 途上 — on the road; in transit
- 途方 — way; course; (in 途方に暮れる) be at a loss
- 途端 — the very moment; as soon as
- 前途洋々 — bright future ahead
- 前途多難 — many difficulties lie ahead
しんにょう (辶) signals movement or a path. The right side supplies the sound and narrows the idea. Together they point to “the way one goes” — a route or course, in travel and in life.
The phrase 途方に暮れる means “to be at a loss.” 途 is the way, 方 is the direction, and 暮れる means “to grow dark.” Together, they paint a quiet image — standing still as the road ahead fades into dusk, unsure which way to go.
Creates
途中 — on the way; in the middle