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Kanji: 通

KANJI
10 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
とお
とお
とお
とお
かよ
 ON 音 
ツウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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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
(かよ)
to commute
N4
(こうつう)
traffic, transportation
N4
(とお)
to go through
N4
(ふつう)
usually, or a train that stops at every station
N3
(きょうつう)
commonness, community
N3
(つうか)
passage through, passing
N3
(つうがく)
commuting to school
N3
(つうこう)
passage, passing
N3
(つう)じる
to run to, to lead to, to communicate, to understand
N3
(つうしん)
correspondence, communication, news, signal
N3
(とお)
to let pass, to overlook, to continue
N3
(とお)
in accordance with ~, following ~, ~ Street, ~ Avenue
N3
(とお)()ぎる
to pass, to pass through
N2
(おおどお)
main street
N2
(かいつう)
opening, open
N2
(こうつうきかん)
transportation facilities
N2
()(とお)
to be(come) transparent
N2
(ちょくつう)
direct communication
N2
(つうか)
currency
N2
(つうきん)
commuting to work
N2
(つう)ずる
to lead to, get through, go through
N2
(つうち)
notice, notification
N2
(つうちょう)
passbook
N2
(つうやく)
interpretation
N2
(つうよう)
popular use, circulation
N2
(つうろ)
passage, pathway
N2
(とお)()かる
to happen to pass by
N2
(ひととお)
ordinary, usual, in general, briefly
N2
(ひとどお)
pedestrian traffic
N2
(ふつう)
suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation
N1
(つう)
connoisseur, counter for letters
N1
(つうじょう)
common, general, usually
N1
(とお)りかかる
to happen to pass by
N1
(にかよ)
to resemble closely
N1
(みとお)
perspective, unobstructed view, outlook, forecast, prospect, insight
N1
()(とお)
to carry through, to achieve, to complete
N1
(ゆうずう)
lending (money), accommodation, adaptability, versatility, finance
N1
(りゅうつう)
circulation of money or goods, flow of water or air, distribution
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