What does kanji 通 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 通 is traffic.

How is kanji 通 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 通 are とお.る, とお.り, -とお.り, -どお.り, とお.す, とお.し, -どお.し, かよ.う; the onyomi readings are ツウ, ツ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 通?

Kanji 通 is taught in Jōyō Grade 2.

What is the main radical of kanji 通?

The main radical for kanji 通 is 辵.

What words use kanji 通?

Example words that use kanji 通 include 通達, 通夜, 通信, 通貨.

JōyōJLPT N4Kanken 9

通

Meaning

Kanji 通

traffic

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

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: とお.るとお.り-とお.り-どお.りとお.すとお.し-どお.しかよ.う
Onyomi 音読み: ツウツ
Nanori 名乗り: とんどうしどおりみち

Variant: 𢓶 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 2
JLPT: JLPT N4
Frequency: #80
Strokes: 10
Radical: 辵
Components: マ • 込 • 用
Kanji Kentei: Level 9
Similar Kanji: 送 • 述 • 迫 • 勇 • 迭 • 辺 • 込

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 1,064 entries that include this kanji.

通達

つうたつ

being well versed (in)

通夜

つや

all-night vigil over a body

通信

つうしん

correspondence

通貨

つうか

currency

通産省

つうさんしょう

(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

通常

つうじょう

usual

通り

どおり

Street

通過

つうか

passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament)

通勤

つうきん

commuting to work

通知

つうち

notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

通訳

つうやく

interpretation (i.e. oral translation)

通話

つうわ

counter for telephone calls of a set duration

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この道は車がよく通る。

Cars often pass along this road.

毎日この駅まで通っています。

I commute to this station every day.

細い道が公園まで通じている。

A narrow path leads to the park.

ここに名前を通してください。

Please put your name through here.

話は部長に通してあります。

I have already passed the matter on to the department manager.