Kanji 通: "traffic, pass through, avenue"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 通

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 普ふ通つうnormal; ordinary; regular; usual · normally; ordinarily; usually; generally
• 通とおりstreet; road; avenue; thoroughfare · traffic; coming and going
• 通とおるto go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along · to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect
• 通かようto go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between · to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent
• 通つうじるto be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to connect (to); to run (from, between; e.g. bus service) · to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to get through (e.g. of a signal); to connect (e.g. of a call)
• 通とおすto let pass; to allow through; to let through; to make way (for) · to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to let permeate (e.g. water through a fabric); to permit through
• その通とおりexactement, c'est bien ça, tout à fait · comme ça, de cette façon
• 通つう常じょうusual; ordinary; normal; regular
• 通どおりin accordance with; following · roughly; about
• を通とおしてà travers, par l'intermédiaire de, tout au long de
• 共きょう通つうcommon; shared; mutual · to be common (to); to be shared (by)
• 通つう路ろpassage; pathway; roadway; avenue

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