通 — pass through, commute, traffic
つう
通
pass through
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
10 strokes
action
internet
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.
Meanings
- pass through
- commute
- traffic
- counter for letters
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).
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).
すう ・ずう suu 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).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 辶 (road/movement) gives the meaning. 用 (use) provides the phonetic tsū. To pass through.