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DO, TO, michiDO

- Way, Road (188)

Left part of kanji is movement (129), while right part of kanji is head or chief (139) but is actually used phonetically to express direct, suggesting the idea of chief/main.  So, chief means of direct movement, meaning main road.  Also used figuratively as an abstract way (to enlightenment etc.).