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Picture story for the kanji 通, meaning traffic

通 kanji: meaning “traffic”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N410 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
traffic
On'yomi
ツウ、ツ
Kun'yomi
とお・る、とお・り、とお・す、とお・し

Picture story to remember 通

Everyone wants to utilize (用) the road (⻌), so there is a lot of traffic.

Parts in this story:用

How to write 通: stroke order

通 is written with 10 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 通

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Kanji that share parts with 通.