通 — kanji meaning “traffic”
通
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
- Meanings
- traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
- On'yomi
- ツウ (tsuu)、ツ (tsu)
- Kun'yomi
- とお.る、とお.り、-とお.り、-どお.り、とお.す、とお.し、-どお.し、かよ.う
- Name readings
- とん、どうし、どおり、みち
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #80 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 162
- Chinese reading
- tōng, tòng — Chinese character page
Words with 通
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 普通 | ふつう futsuu | normal; ordinary; regular |
| 通り | どおり doori | in accordance with; following |
| 通常 | つうじょう tsuujou | usual; ordinary; normal |
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
| 交通 | こうつう koutsuu | traffic; transportation |
| 共通 | きょうつう kyoutsuu | common; shared; mutual |
| 通貨 | つうか tsuuka | currency |
| 通過 | つうか tsuuka | passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit |
| 通知 | つうち tsuuchi | notice; notification; report |
| 通勤 | つうきん tsuukin | commuting to work |
| 流通 | りゅうつう ryuutsuu | circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution |
| 見通し | みとおし mitooshi | unobstructed view; perspective; visibility |
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