通 — pass through, commute, traffic

つう通 pass through

つう

U+901A Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #80 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1408 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

pass through
commute
traffic
counter for letters

Readings

On'yomi: つう tsuu つ tsu
Kun'yomi: とお too かよ kayo どお doo

word

つう tsuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

通(つう) tsuu connoisseur 交(こう) 通(つう) koutsuu traffic を通(つう) じて wotsuujite through 通(つう) じる tsuujiru to communicate 通(つう) 知(ち) tsuuchi notification 通(つう) 用(よう) tsuuyou common use 通(つう) 行(こう) tsuukou passing 通(つう) 話(わ) tsuuwa telephone call

つ tsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

通(つ) 夜(や) tsuya all-night vigil over a body

とお・どお too Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

通(とお) る tooru to pass through 通(とお) り toori street を通(とお) して wotooshite through 通(とお) す toosu to pass through 見(み) 通(とお) し mitooshi outlook 文(も) 字(じ) 通(どお) り mojidoori literally 一(ひと) 通(とお) り hitotoori roughly 通(とお) りすがり toorisugari passing by

かよ kayo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

通(かよ) う kayou to commute 通(かよ) い kayoi coming and going 似(に) 通(かよ) う nikayou to resemble closely

ずう zuu

融(ゆう) 通(ずう) yuuzuu flexibility

Words by frequency and grade

88 words

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S = secondary school · 38 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

Appears in idioms

音信不通四字熟語

sound trust, negative pass through

心が通う慣用句

the heart flows freely back and forth

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Composed of

甬 path

辶 road

Phono-semantic compound (形声). 辶 (road/movement) gives the meaning. 用 (use) provides the phonetic tsū. To pass through.

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#162 辵 walk

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Readings

word

つう tsuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

つ tsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

とお・どお too Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かよ kayo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ずう zuu

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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Readings

word

つう tsuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

つ tsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

とお ・どお too Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かよ kayo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ずう zuu

Words by frequency and grade

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

とお・どお too Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).