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Kanji: 通

KANJI
通
10 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
とおる
とおり
とおす
とおし
かよう
 ON 音 
ツウ
ツ
STROKE ORDER
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
⻍(⻌)
Radical name:
しんにょう
Meaning:
Traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 80 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
通(かよ)う
to commute
N4
交通(こうつう)
traffic, transportation
N4
通(とお)る
to go through
N4
普通(ふつう)
usually, or a train that stops at every station
N3
共通(きょうつう)
commonness, community
N3
通過(つうか)
passage through, passing
N3
通学(つうがく)
commuting to school
N3
通行(つうこう)
passage, passing
N3
通(つう)じる
to run to, to lead to, to communicate, to understand
N3
通信(つうしん)
correspondence, communication, news, signal
N3
通(とお)す
to let pass, to overlook, to continue
N3
通(とお)り
in accordance with ~, following ~, ~ Street, ~ Avenue
N3
通(とお)り過(す)ぎる
to pass, to pass through
N2
大通(おおどお)り
main street
N2
開通(かいつう)
opening, open
N2
交通機関(こうつうきかん)
transportation facilities
N2
透(す)き通(とお)る
to be(come) transparent
N2
直通(ちょくつう)
direct communication
N2
通貨(つうか)
currency
N2
通勤(つうきん)
commuting to work
N2
通(つう)ずる
to lead to, get through, go through
N2
通知(つうち)
notice, notification
N2
通帳(つうちょう)
passbook
N2
通訳(つうやく)
interpretation
N2
通用(つうよう)
popular use, circulation
N2
通路(つうろ)
passage, pathway
N2
通(とお)り掛(か)かる
to happen to pass by
N2
一通(ひととお)り
ordinary, usual, in general, briefly
N2
人通(ひとどお)り
pedestrian traffic
N2
不通(ふつう)
suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation
N1
通(つう)
connoisseur, counter for letters
N1
通常(つうじょう)
common, general, usually
N1
通(とお)りかかる
to happen to pass by
N1
似通(にかよ)う
to resemble closely
N1
見通(みとお)し
perspective, unobstructed view, outlook, forecast, prospect, insight
N1
遣(や)り通(とお)す
to carry through, to achieve, to complete
N1
融通(ゆうずう)
lending (money), accommodation, adaptability, versatility, finance
N1
流通(りゅうつう)
circulation of money or goods, flow of water or air, distribution
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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