Kanji: 通

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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	通(かよ)う	to commute
N4	交通(こうつう)	traffic, transportation
N4	通(とお)る	to go through
N4	普通(ふつう)	usually, or a train that stops at every station
N3	共通(きょうつう)	commonness, community
N3	通過(つうか)	passage through, passing
N3	通学(つうがく)	commuting to school
N3	通行(つうこう)	passage, passing
N3	通(つう)じる	to run to, to lead to, to communicate, to understand
N3	通信(つうしん)	correspondence, communication, news, signal
N3	通(とお)す	to let pass, to overlook, to continue
N3	通(とお)り	in accordance with ~, following ~, ~ Street, ~ Avenue
N3	通(とお)り過(す)ぎる	to pass, to pass through
N2	大通(おおどお)り	main street
N2	開通(かいつう)	opening, open
N2	交通機関(こうつうきかん)	transportation facilities
N2	透(す)き通(とお)る	to be(come) transparent
N2	直通(ちょくつう)	direct communication
N2	通貨(つうか)	currency
N2	通勤(つうきん)	commuting to work
N2	通(つう)ずる	to lead to, get through, go through
N2	通知(つうち)	notice, notification
N2	通帳(つうちょう)	passbook
N2	通訳(つうやく)	interpretation
N2	通用(つうよう)	popular use, circulation
N2	通路(つうろ)	passage, pathway
N2	通(とお)り掛(か)かる	to happen to pass by
N2	一通(ひととお)り	ordinary, usual, in general, briefly
N2	人通(ひとどお)り	pedestrian traffic
N2	不通(ふつう)	suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation
N1	通(つう)	connoisseur, counter for letters
N1	通常(つうじょう)	common, general, usually
N1	通(とお)りかかる	to happen to pass by
N1	似通(にかよ)う	to resemble closely
N1	見通(みとお)し	perspective, unobstructed view, outlook, forecast, prospect, insight
N1	遣(や)り通(とお)す	to carry through, to achieve, to complete
N1	融通(ゆうずう)	lending (money), accommodation, adaptability, versatility, finance
N1	流通(りゅうつう)	circulation of money or goods, flow of water or air, distribution