Chinese

Noun

小路

1. (literary) a path
2. (archaic) a shortcut

Japanese

Etymology 1

From 小 ("small") + 路 ("road")

• see 義訓, gikun

or from 小 (shō, "small," "little") + 路 (ji, "way," "route")

Noun

小路 ‎(hiragana こうじ, romaji kōji)

小路 ‎(hiragana しょうじ, romaji shōji)

1. lane, alley

Etymology 2

From 小 (ko, "small," "little") + 路 (michi, "road")

Noun

小路 ‎(hiragana こみち, romaji komichi)

1. path, lane

Alternative forms

• 小道 (こみち) ‎(komichi)

Compounds

• 広小路 (ひろこうじ) ‎(hirokōji): a main street
• 袋小路 (ふくろこうじ) ‎(fukurokōji): blind alley