通い (Kayoi): Coming and Going, Commuting

Meaning

English

coming and going
commuting

Reading

Kana

かよい

Romaji

kayoi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 住み込み・住込み Rank 12763 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

通夜

つや

all-night vigil over a body

通り

どおり

Street

通行

つうこう

common usage

通話

つうわ

counter for telephone calls of a set duration

通知

つうち

notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

通学

つうがく

commuting to school

通る

とおる

to be straight (e.g. wood grain)

通行止め

つうこうどめ

closure (of a road)

通す

とおす

to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.)

通う

かよう

to resemble

通用

つうよう

going in and out

通じる

つうじる

to be honored

Example Sentences

4

土曜日、去年から通い始めた陶芸教室。

Saturday is the pottery class I've been attending since last year.

加奈子ちゃんは千葉から東京に通います。

Kanako commutes from Chiba to Tokyo.

運動のためプールにも通い始めた頃でした。

That was when I started going to the pool for exercise.

通い妻とは名前の通り、妻が夫の元に通う結婚形態の事である。

A 'commuting wife' is just what the name says, it's a form of marriage where the wife travels to her husband's side.