通
pass through
JLPT N4 Grade 2 10 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- とお・かよ
- On'yomi
- ツウ
Stroke order & writing
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Example word
通う
to commute
通 in example sentences
！ Sono toori!
That's right!
Watashi wa toorimasu.
I'll pass.
チャリ通です。
Charitsuu desu.
I bike to work.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
Words that use 通
- 通り street, avenue
- 通る to pass through
- 通う to commute, to attend
- 普通 ordinary, usual
- 通帳 bankbook
- 通販 mail order
- 流通 distribution
- 交通 traffic, transportation
- 通路 passage, aisle
- 通勤 commuting to work
- 通学 commuting to school
- 交通機関 means of transportation
- 公共交通 public transit
- 通訳 interpretation, interpreter
- 通信 communication, telecommunication
- 意思疎通 mutual understanding
- 共通 commonality, shared
- 通告 notification, notice
- 精通 thorough knowledge
通 means "pass through". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 10 strokes. It is read とお・かよ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ツウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 2.
Common questions
- What does the kanji 通 mean?
- 通 means "pass through". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
- How many strokes does 通 have?
- 通 is written in 10 strokes.
- How is 通 read?
- It is read とお・かよ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ツウ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 通?
- 通 is a JLPT N4 kanji.