This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ツウ、ツ、とお.る、とお.り、-とお.り、-どお.り、とお.す、とお.し、-どお.し、かよ.う
Romaji: tsuu, tsu, too.ru, too.ri, -too.ri, -doo.ri, too.su, too.shi, -doo.shi, kayo.u
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Name Readings

Kana: とん、どうし、どおり、みち
Romaji: ton, doushi, doori, michi
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Meanings

traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  80
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-3-7
Korean Reading:  tong
Chinese Reading:  tong4
Unicode:  901a
JIS:  444C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3109
Nelson Index: 4703
New Nelson Index: 6063
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q7.18
Four Corner Index: 3730.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 176
Gakken Index: 71
Japanese Names Index: 1239
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38892P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0069
Remembering the kanji Index: 1408
Busy People Index: 3.11
Kanji Way Index: 97
Kanji Flashcards Index: 261
Kodansha Compact Index: 695
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 193
Kanji in Context Index: 204
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1982
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2678
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1420
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1511
Essential Kanji Index: 201
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3855
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3553
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 281
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 198

Words

(つう)
connoisseur; authority; counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
通り (どおり)
in accordance with ...; following ...; roughly; about; .. Street; .. Avenue
共通 (きょうつう)
commonness; community; to be common; to be shared; -wide
通る (とおる)
to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; to run (between); to operate (between); to connect; to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; to be straight (e.g. wood grain); to be well-informed; to be wise; to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
直通 (ちょくつう)
direct communication
交通 (こうつう)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
通り (とおり)
avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types
開通 (かいつう)
opening; open; taking effect; becoming active
通う (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; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought); to resemble
を通して (をとおして)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
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