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通

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
JōyōGrade 2
  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

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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)
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.)
通りとおり
street; road; avenue; thoroughfare; traffic
通りどおり
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street
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
通学つうがく
commuting to school; school commute
通関つうかん
customs clearance
通勤つうきん
commuting to work
通行つうこう
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use

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