Word Meaning 通行

つうこう tsuukou

通行 is read as つうこう (tsuukou) and means common usage.

Meaning

English

  1. common usage
  2. widespread use
  3. passage (of people or vehicles)
  4. passing (through)
  5. traffic

Reading

Kana

つうこう

Romaji

tsuukou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 3255 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

通行止め

つうこうどめ

closure (of a road)

一方通行

いっぽうつうこう

one-way traffic

通行証

つうこうしょう

pass (e.g. backstage pass)

通行許可証

つうこうきょかしょう

pass (e.g. backstage pass)

通貨発行益

つうかはっこうえき

seigniorage

通行税

つうこうぜい

toll

安全通行証

あんぜんつうこうしょう

passport (guaranteeing safe passage)

国際銀行間通信協会

こくさいぎんこうかんつうしんきょうかい

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

通夜

つや

all-night vigil over a body

通り

どおり

Street

通話

つうわ

counter for telephone calls of a set duration

通知

つうち

notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

Example Sentences

10

Keep to the right.

Keep to the left.

Is this a one-way street?

The bridge is closed to traffic.

Keep to the right.

Keep to the right.

This road is closed to traffic.

In Japan, we drive on the left side of the road.

They drive on the left in England.

In England you drive on the left.