通 Kanji – traffic
The Japanese kanji 通 can mean traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc..
Meaning and Readings
How is 通 read?
通 has the onyomi readings ツウ, ツ and the kunyomi readings とおる, とおり, -とおり, -どおり, とおす, とおし, -どおし, かよう.
In romaji, these readings can be written as tsuu, tsu, tooru, toori, doori, toosu, tooshi, dooshi, kayou.
Common Japanese Words Using 通
These common Japanese words contain 通. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- データ通信（データつうしん） — data communication
- 一通（いっつう） — one copy (of a document), one letter
- 一通り（ひととおり） — generally, in the main, briefly (look over, explain, etc.), roughly, more or less
- 一方通行（いっぽうつうこう） — one-way traffic
- 開通（かいつう） — opening (of a new road, railway, etc.), going into operation (e.g. telephone communication), beginning services
- 貫き通す（つらぬきとおす） — to go through, to pierce, to penetrate
- 貫通（かんつう） — passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.), going (right) through, penetrating, piercing
- 共通（きょうつう） — common, shared, mutual
- 共通語（きょうつうご） — common language, lingua franca
- 共通点（きょうつうてん） — point in common, common feature