通
通 — traffic, pass through, avenue
- JLPT
- JLPT N4
- Strokes
- 10
- Taught in
- School year 2
- Frequency
- #80 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- つう tsuu
- つ tsu
- つう tsuu
- Kun'yomi
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- とお.る too.ru
- とお.り too.ri
- -とお.り -too.ri
- -どお.り -doo.ri
- とお.す too.su
- とお.し too.shi
- -どお.し -doo.shi
- かよ.う kayo.u
- とお.る too.ru
Words that use 通
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 通る とおる to go by JLPT N4
- 通う かよう to go to and from (a place) JLPT N4
- 交通 こうつう traffic JLPT N4
- 通り とおり street JLPT N4
- 普通 ふつう normal JLPT N4
- 共通 きょうつう common JLPT N3
- 通過 つうか passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.) JLPT N3
- 通貨 つうか currency JLPT N3
- 通学 つうがく commuting to school JLPT N3
- 通勤 つうきん commuting to work JLPT N3