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Kanji Information Sheet for 通 ( PDF version )
English: traffic pass through avenue commute counter for letters | On-Yomi: ツウ ツ | 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 とん どうし どおり みち |
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Henshall Mnemonic: bent figure uses extra movement to pass
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #80 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #80 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
- 交通 [こうつう]
(n) communication; transportation; traffic; intercourse [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通う [かよう]
(v5u) (1) to go back and forth; to ply between; (2) to commute; to attend (school, church, etc.) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通る [とおる]
(v5r) to pass (by); to go through; to walk along; to pass exams [K] [D] [Jisho] - 普通 [ふつう]
(adj-na,adj-no,adv,n) (1) generally; ordinarily; usually; (2) train that stops at every station [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 通じる [つうじる]
(v1) to run to; to lead to; to communicate; to understand; to be well-informed [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通す [とおす]
(v5s) to let pass; to overlook; to continue; to keep; to make way for; to persist in [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通り [とおり]
(n-adv,n) avenue; street; way [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通り過ぎる [とおりすぎる]
(v1) to pass; to pass through [K] [D] [Jisho] - 共通 [きょうつう]
(adj-na,adj-no,n,vs) commonness; community [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通過 [つうか]
(n,vs) passage through; passing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通学 [つうがく]
(n) commuting to school [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通行 [つうこう]
(n,vs) passage; passing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通信 [つうしん]
(n,vs) correspondence; communication; news; signal [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 交通機関 [こうつうきかん]
(n) transportation facilities [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通り掛かる [とおりかかる]
(v5r) to happen to pass by [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通貨 [つうか]
(n) currency [K] [D] [Jisho] - 不通 [ふつう]
(n) suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通勤 [つうきん]
(n,vs) commuting to work [K] [D] [Jisho] - 大通り [おおどおり]
(n) main street [K] [D] [Jisho] - 開通 [かいつう]
(n,vs) opening; open [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通知 [つうち]
(n,vs) notice; notification [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通帳 [つうちょう]
(n) passbook [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通訳 [つうやく]
(n,vs) interpretation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通用 [つうよう]
(n,vs) popular use; circulation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 透き通る [すきとおる]
(v5r) to be(come) transparent [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 融通 [ゆうづう]
(n,vs) lending (money); accommodation; adaptability; versatility; finance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 交通事故 [こうつうじこ]
traffic accident [K] [D] [Jisho] - 富士通 [ふじつう]
Fujitsu [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通い [かよい]
(n) coming and going; commuting [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通し [とおし]
(n) direct; right through; straight [K] [D] [Jisho] - 貫き通す [つらぬきとおす]
(v5s) to enforce (one's) will [K] [D] [Jisho] - 交通費 [こうつうひ]
(n) traveling expenses; carfare [K] [D] [Jisho] - 交通網 [こうつうもう]
(n) traffic network [K] [D] [Jisho] - 風通し [かざとおし]
(n) ventilation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通じ [つうじ]
(n) passage; evacuation; movement of the bowels [K] [D] [Jisho] - 貫通 [かんつう]
(n,vs) pierce; penetrate; perforate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通り [どおり]
(n-suf) (1) in accordance with ..; following ..; (2) .. Street; .. Avenue [K] [D] [Jisho] - 共通語 [きょうつうご]
(n) common term; common (Japanese) language [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通院 [つういん]
(n) commuting to hospital [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通関 [つうかん]
(n,vs) customs clearance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通行止め [つうこうどめ]
(n) No Thoroughfare!; Road Blocked! [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通告 [つうこく]
(n,vs) announcement; notice [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通産省 [つうさんしょう]
Ministry of International Trade and Industry; MITI [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通産相 [つうさんしょう]
(n) Minister of International Trade and Industry [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通算 [つうさん]
(n,vs) total [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通商 [つうしょう]
(n) commerce; trade [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通称 [つうしょう]
(n) popular name; nickname; alias [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通信衛星 [つうしんえいせい]
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS [K] [D] [Jisho] - 電通大 [でんつうだい]
(abbr) University of Electro-Communications [K] [D] [Jisho] - 通信社 [つうしんしゃ]
(n) news agency [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.