Info on the Kanji 通

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Meaning(s)

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

Reading(s)

onyomi TSUU, TSU
kunyomi too-ru, too-su, kayo-u

Other

stroke count 10
grade 2
jlpt level N4
Example words with 通
WordMeaning
とおり
toori
connoisseur / authority / counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
いっつう
ittsuu
one copy / one letter / one-way traffic / pure straight / winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit
かいつう
kaitsuu
opening / open / taking effect / becoming active
けんとおり
ken toori
unobstructed view / perspective / visibility / vista / forecast / outlook / prospect / prediction / insight / foresight
わたしとおり
watashi toori
adultery / illicit intercourse
うえとおり
ue toori
conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers
しょくつう
shokutsuu
gourmandism / gourmet / gourmand / foodie
せっつう
settsuu
cutting / excavation / sunken road / opencut
かよい
kayoi
coming and going / commuting
かよう
kayou
to go back and forth / to ply between / to commute / to attend
とうし
toushi
direct / right through / straight / appetizer / appetiser / performance of an entire play
つうじ
tsuuji
understanding / bowel movement / evacuation
とうす
tousu
to stick through / to force through / to spread throughout / to thoroughly diffuse / to make a path between two points / to proceed in a logical manner / to let pass / to allow through / to lead into / to show in / to go through / to through / to pass / to f
とおり
toori
avenue / street / way / road / coming and going / street traffic / flow / transmission / reach / fame / reputation / popularity / the same status or way / as / understanding / comprehension / counter for sets of things / counter for methods, ways, types
とうる
touru
to go by / to go past / to go along / to travel along / to pass through / to use / to take / to go via / to go by way of / to run / to operate / to connect / to go indoors / to go into a room / to be admitted / to be shown in / to be ushered in / to come in / to penetrate / to
つういん
tsuuin
commuting to hospital
つううん
tsuuun
transportation
つうがく
tsuugaku
commuting to school / school commute
つうき
tsuuki
ventilation / airflow
とおりけい
toori kei
sum / total
つうけん
tsuuken
laboratory
とおりご
toori go
common speech
つうこう
tsuukou
passage / passing / common usage
とおりかみ
toori kami
feeding paper through a device
とおりこと
toori koto
translation / interpretation / edo-era translation of dutch and chinese
とおりじ
toori ji
distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage
とおりにん
toori nin
man of the world / man about town / dilettante / well-informed person
つうち
tsuuchi
notice / notification / report / posting
つうでん
tsuuden
the passage of electric current
つうどく
tsuudoku
reading through / reading over
つうねん
tsuunen
all year / year round
つうふう
tsuufuu
ventilation
とおりもの
toori mono
demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
つや
tsuya
all-night vigil over a body / wake
とおりあり
toori ari
commonality
つうよう
tsuuyou
popular use / circulation / to pass as
とおりちから
toori chikara
mysterious power
つうわ
tsuuwa
telephone call / talking / calling / counter for telephone calls
につう
nitsuu
two copies
ふつう
futsuu
suspension / interruption / stoppage / tie-up / cessation
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Example Sentences with 通
こちらは私の友達のレイチェルです。私たちは同じ高校にっていました。

義務は、許可知の後、発行料を支払った後、も続く点に留意。

東北・秋田新幹線が運転を見合わせるなど交も混乱した。

特殊能力があるかどうかは分かりませんが、普の人間以上の力はあった事でしょう。



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