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

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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

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

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).

融(ゆう) 通(ずう) yuuzuu flexibility

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もちいる用 use #101

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

通 — pass through, commute, traffic

Meanings

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).

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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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通 — pass through, commute, traffic

Meanings

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).

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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.

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General

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).

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).