通

meaningtraffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

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
Strokes
10
Taught in
Japanese grade 2
Frequency
#80 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

通
  • 通信つうしんcorrespondence
  • 見通しみとおしunobstructed view
  • 共通きょうつうcommon
  • 交通こうつうtraffic
  • 通貨つうかcurrency
  • 通常つうじょうusual
  • 普通ふつうnormal
  • 通産省つうさんしょうMinistry of International Trade and Industry

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