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N4 Kanji 84: 通
Meaning:
In Japanese, 通 means “to pass”.
How to read it:
| Kunyomi | とお、かよ |
| Onyomi | つう |
How to write it:
Origin:
You can see a wide road.
The wide road will make you easier to pass it.
So 通 stands for “to pass”.
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通り | とおり | street |
| 普通 | ふつう | normal |
| 通る | とおる | to pass through |
| 通う | かよう | to commute |
| 交通 | こうつう | traffic |
| 通じる | つうじる | to make sense |
| 通す | とおす | to let somebody pass |
| 通常 | つうじょう | usually |
| 共通 | きょうつう | common |
| 通信 | つうしん | data connection |
| 通過 | つうか | passing through |
| 通知 | つうち | notification |
| 通用する | つうようする | be accepted |
| 流通 | りゅうつう | distribution |
| 通路 | つうろ | aisle |
| 通訳 | つうやく | interpreter |
| 通行 | つうこう | passing through |
| 通勤 | つうきん | commute |
| 見通し | みとおし | prospect |
| 通報 | つうほう | police report |
| 通称 | つうしょう | common name |
| 通り過ぎる | とおりすぎる | to pass by |
| 一通り | ひととおり | haphazardly |
| 通告 | つうこく | warning |
| 見通す | みとおす | to forecast |
| 通帳 | つうちょう | passbook |
| 通学 | つうがく | attending school |
| 開通 | かいつう | opening to traffic |
| 大通り | おおどおり | main street |
| 通貨 | つうか | currency |
| 精通する | せいつうする | to master |
| 通説 | つうせつ | common belief |
| 通話 | つうわ | phone call |
| 通例 | つうれい | custom |
| 似通う | にかよう | to resemble |
| 通販 | つうはん | mail-order shopping |
| 社会通念 | しゃかいつうねん | common view |
| 風通し | かぜとおし | culture of openness |
| 人通り | ひとどおり | pedestrian traffic |
| 通算する | つうさんする | to sum up |
| 文通 | ぶんつう | exchanging letters |
| 直通 | ちょくつう | through |
| 元通り | もとどおり | as before |
| 通年 | つうねん | throughout the year |
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