A kanji
通
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
- 10 strokes
- Taught in grade 2 (kyōiku kanji)
- No. 80 of 2,500 in newspapers
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
A dot marks where the okurigana begin.
Stroke order
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Shapes inside it
The shapes EDRDG's KRADFILE lists 通 as containing. It is a lookup aid for finding a kanji by its parts: it says what the character contains, not where it comes from, and a shape need not be a kanji.
Written with 通 37 words
Grouped by JLPT level, easiest first, and oldest first within a level.
JLPT N4 · 5 words
JLPT N3 · 12 words
- 通訳つうやくinterpretation; interpreter
- 通勤つうきんcommuting to work
- 通じるつうじるto run to, to lead to, to communicate
- 共通きょうつうcommonness, mutual
- 通過つうかpassage through, passing
- 通貨つうかcurrency
- 通学つうがくcommuting to school
- 通行つうこうpassage, passing
- 通信つうしんcorrespondence, communications
- 通すとおすto let pass, to overlook, to continue
- 通り過ぎるとおりすぎるto pass, to pass through
- 不通ふつうblockade, interruption, stoppage
JLPT N2 · 15 words
- 大通りおおどおりmain street
- 通り掛かるとおりかかるto happen to pass by
- 透き通るすきとおるto be(come) transparent
- 開通かいつうopening, open
- 交通機関こうつうきかんtransportation facilities
- ～通り～とおりin accordance with ~; following ~; ~ street, ~ avenue
- 一通りひととおりgeneral, briefly
- 人通りひとどおりpedestrian traffic
- 直通ちょくつうdirect connection
- ～通～つうcounter for letters
- 通ずるつうずるto lead, to run, to open
- 通知つうちnotice, notification
- 通帳つうちょうbankbook
- 通用つうようpopular use, circulation
- 通路つうろpassage, pathway
JLPT N1 · 5 words
Some of these words show it as a part of their “Taken apart” row: see the words taken apart with 通.
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