古道 in Chinese / Japanese...

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The Old Way / Old School

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古道 is the Japanese word meaning “The Old Way.” The first character means old or ancient. The second character means “the way” and is the same character as used in Taoism / Daoism (Taoism literally means “the way”).

This second character can also be translated as “method,” as in a way of doing things.

古道 is sometimes Romanized as “Kodo,” though officially, the Romaji should be “Kodou.”

My Japanese-English dictionary further translates this word as the old road, ancient methods, ancient moral teachings, and the way of learning.

Note that this would be understood differently in Chinese. Most Chinese people would just read this as “The old road” without the other meanings derived in Japanese.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
古道 see styles	gǔ dào gu3 dao4 ku tao kodou; furumichi / kodo; furumichi こどう; ふるみち	More info & calligraphy: The Old Way / Old School ancient road; precepts of the antiquity (1) old road; ancient road; (2) (こどう only) ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning; (place-name, surname) Furumichi
上古道 see styles	kamifurumichi かみふるみち	上古道 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kamifurumichi
下古道 see styles	shimofurumichi しもふるみち	下古道 Custom Scroll (place-name) Shimofurumichi
与古道 see styles	yokomichi よこみち	与古道 Custom Scroll (place-name) Yokomichi
古道下 see styles	furumichishita ふるみちした	古道下 Custom Scroll (place-name) Furumichishita
古道具 see styles	furudougu; kodougu / furudogu; kodogu ふるどうぐ; こどうぐ	古道具 Custom Scroll old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
古道山 see styles	furumichiyama ふるみちやま	古道山 Custom Scroll (personal name) Furumichiyama
古道川 see styles	furumichikawa ふるみちかわ	古道川 Custom Scroll (personal name) Furumichikawa
古道沢 see styles	furumichisawa ふるみちさわ	古道沢 Custom Scroll (place-name) Furumichisawa
古道町 see styles	furumichimachi ふるみちまち	古道町 Custom Scroll (place-name) Furumichimachi
古道谷 see styles	kodoya こどや	古道谷 Custom Scroll (surname) Kodoya
古道里 see styles	kodouri / kodori こどうり	古道里 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kodouri
与古道町 see styles	yokomichichou / yokomichicho よこみちちょう	与古道町 Custom Scroll (place-name) Yokomichichō
古道具屋 see styles	furudouguya / furudoguya ふるどうぐや	古道具屋 Custom Scroll secondhand store
古道東割 see styles	furumichihigashiwari ふるみちひがしわり	古道東割 Custom Scroll (place-name) Furumichihigashiwari
古道遺跡 see styles	kodouiseki / kodoiseki こどういせき	古道遺跡 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kodou Ruins
吉野古道 see styles	yoshinokodou / yoshinokodo よしのこどう	吉野古道 Custom Scroll (place-name) Yoshinokodō
熊野古道 see styles	kumanokodou / kumanokodo くまのこどう	熊野古道 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kumano Kodo (ancient pilgrimage routes)
茶馬古道茶马古道 see styles	chá mǎ gǔ dào cha2 ma3 gu3 dao4 ch`a ma ku tao cha ma ku tao	茶馬古道 Custom Scroll old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond
醍醐古道 see styles	daigofurumichi だいごふるみち	醍醐古道 Custom Scroll (place-name) Daigofurumichi
醍醐古道町 see styles	daigofurumichichou / daigofurumichicho だいごふるみちちょう	醍醐古道町 Custom Scroll (place-name) Daigofurumichichō
古道下二本杉 see styles	furumichishitanihonsugi ふるみちしたにほんすぎ	古道下二本杉 Custom Scroll (place-name) Furumichishitanihonsugi
古道川発電所 see styles	furumichigawahatsudensho ふるみちがわはつでんしょ	古道川発電所 Custom Scroll (place-name) Furumichigawa Power Station
出雲国分寺跡附古道 see styles	izumokokubunjiatotsukikodou / izumokokubunjiatotsukikodo いずもこくぶんじあとつきこどう	出雲国分寺跡附古道 Custom Scroll (place-name) Izumokokubunjiatotsukikodō