ケイ, みち, こみち, さしわたし, ただちに

diameter, path, method

JLPT1 G4 S8 F1435

# is (a variant form of ) river between a horizontal line at top and at bottom (originally earth) → river/watercourse extending between two distant points. adds movement → proceed along an extensive *path* → *diameter*; *direct*.

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