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traffic
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingツウ、ツ
Kun readingとお.る、とお.り、-とお.り、-どお.り、とお.す、とお.し、-どお.し、かよ.う
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. trafficRtK
  2. avenue
  3. commute
  4. counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
  5. pass through
  1. authority
  2. expert
  3. connoisseur
  4. well-informed person
  5. counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.

Popular Usage

通う交通通る普通共通開通大通り交通機関透き通る

Radicals and components

Radical辵walk
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pogo stick · chop-seal · hanko · utilise · utilize · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1511

Compound words

交通こうつう
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
通うかよう
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.)
通るとおる
to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through
普通ふつう
normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common
共通きょうつう
common; shared; mutual; to be common (to); to be shared (by)
開通かいつう
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
大通りおおどおり
main street; avenue; boulevard
交通機関こうつうきかん
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
透き通るすきとおる
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
通すとおす
to let pass; to allow through; to let through; to make way (for); to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.)
通じるつうじる
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with); to flow (liquid, current); to pass
通学するつうがくする
to go to school
共通するきょうつうする
common
通知するつうちする
notice
通過するつうかする
to pass
一通いっつう
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
貫通かんつう
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; piercing; being well versed (in)
精通せいつう
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); having a thorough knowledge (of); being an authority (on)
疎通そつう
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
直通ちょくつう
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
通りとおり
street; road; avenue; thoroughfare; traffic
通院つういん
going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient
通貨つうか
currency
通過つうか
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit; passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage

On Reading Examples

最初の手紙の後二通目からの手紙はすぐにきた。つう
After the first letter the other came easily.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は彼女を残したまま、通りを走って横切った。とおり
He ran across the street, leaving her alone.tatoeba
彼は彼女を残したまま、通りを走って渡った。とおり
He ran across the street, leaving her alone.tatoeba
彼は通りを歩いて行った。とおり
He walked along the street.tatoeba
彼は通りを行ったり来たりした。とおり
He walked back and forth on the street.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は報告書にざっと目を通した。
He skimmed through the report.tatoeba
彼は歩いて通学する。
He walks to school.tatoeba
彼は歩いて森を通り抜けた。
He walked through the forest.tatoeba
彼は保守党一辺倒で押し通した。
He has remained pro-conservative throughout.tatoeba
寺子屋式の末広学校に通う
He enrolled in Suehiro Terakoya which was a private elementary school in the Edo period.wiki
少年期に、耕余塾へ通う。
He attended Koyo-jyuku in his childhood.wiki
旧東海道が通る。
The old Tokaido Road goes over this bridge.wiki
京都御苑の北端を通る。
It runs along the northern edge of Kyoto Gyoen National Garden.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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