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通 – traffic, pass through, avenue
10 strokesTaught in grade 2#80 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary
The kanji 通 means traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ツウ、ツ (tsuu, tsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is とお.る、とお.り、-とお.り、-どお.り、とお.す、とお.し、-どお.し、かよ.う (tooru, toori, toori, doori, toosu, tooshi, dooshi, kayou). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ツウ | tsuu |
| On’yomi | ツ | tsu |
| Kun’yomi | とお.る | tooru |
| Kun’yomi | とお.り | toori |
| Kun’yomi | -とお.り | toori |
| Kun’yomi | -どお.り | doori |
| Kun’yomi | とお.す | toosu |
| Kun’yomi | とお.し | tooshi |
| Kun’yomi | -どお.し | dooshi |
| Kun’yomi | かよ.う | kayou |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 込・用・マ.
Words using 通
通るとおるto go by通うかようto go to and from (a place)交通こうつうtraffic通りとおりstreet普通ふつうnormal共通きょうつうcommon通過つうかpassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.)通貨つうかcurrency通学つうがくcommuting to school通勤つうきんcommuting to work通行つうこうpassage (of people or vehicles)通信つうしんcorrespondence通訳つうやくinterpretation (i.e. oral translation)通すとおすto let pass不通ふつうsuspension通じるつうじるto be open (to traffic)通り過ぎるとおりすぎるto go past通つうauthority開通かいつうopening (of a new road, railway, etc.)直通ちょくつうdirect line通知つうちnotice通帳つうちょうpassbook通用つうよう(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.)通路つうろpassage
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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