通: to pass through; common

通 tōng

adjective | verb | measure word
: to go through; to know well
: common; universal
: (suffix) expert
: to connect; to communicate
: open
: to clear
: measure word for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

通 tòng

measure word
: measure word for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

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通い | かよい kayoi

noun
: coming and going; commuting

通う | かよう kayou

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to go back and forth; to ply between
: to commute; to attend (school, church, etc.)

通し | とおし tooshi

noun
: direct; right through; straight
: appetizer
: (Abbreviation) performance of an entire play

通す | とおす toosu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to let pass; to overlook; to continue; to keep; to make way for; to persist in

通り | とおり toori

adverbial noun | noun
: 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) counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

通る | とおる tooru

noun
: 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)
: (Archaism) to be well-informed; to be wise; () to do … completely; to do … thoroughly

通り | どおり doori

noun suffix
: in accordance with …; following …
: roughly; about
: .. Street; .. Avenue

通し | どおし dooshi

noun suffix
: throughout…; all through…

通じ | つうじ tsuuji

noun
: understanding
: bowel movement; evacuation

通過[过] tong1guo4: by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over
[通過 | つうか tsuuka: passage through; transit; passing]

通知 tong1zhi1: to notify; to inform; notice; notification [つうち tsuuchi: notice; notification; report; posting]

通夜 tong1ye4: all through the night; overnight
[つや tsuya: all-night vigil over a body; wake]

通訊[讯] tong1xun4: communications; news story; dispatch

通信 tong1xin4: to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate; communication
[つうしん tsuushin: correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal]

通常 tong1chang2: regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
[つうじょう tsuujou: common; general; normal; usual]

交通 jiao1tong1: to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
[こうつう koutsuu: traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse]

公共交通 gong1 gong4 jiao1 tong1: public transport; mass transit
 
交通意外 jiao1 tong1 yi4 wai4: traffic accident; car crash
交通事故 | こうつうじこ koutsuu jiko: traffic accident

普通 pu3tong: common or widespread; ordinary; general; average; universal
[ふつう futsuu: general; ordinary; usual;
: (Adverb) normally; generally; usually
: (Abbreviation) train that stops at every station]

普通話 [普通话] pu3tong1 hua4: (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech
[普通話 | ふつうわ futsuuwa: putonghua; standard (Mandarin) Chinese]

溝[沟]通 gou1tong1: to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate

流通 liu2tong1: to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
[りゅうつう ryuutsuu: circulation of money or goods; flow of water or air; distribution

: (Noun or verb acting prenominally) negotiable (e.g. shares)]

暢[畅]通 chang4tong1: unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path; unclogged; move without obstruction

打通宵 da3 tong1 xiao1: to spend the whole night

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom | proverb
通行禁止 | つうこうきんし tsuukou kinshi
: No Entry! entry is prohibited

その通り | そのとおり sono toori
: just like that; quite so; I agree

仰る通り | おっしゃるとおり ossharu toori
: (honorific or respectful language) I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

心が通う | こころがかよう kokoro ga kayou
: to understand each other well; to call forth a response in another’s heart; to relate to

*四通八達 | しつうはったつ shitsuu hattatsu
: (yoji) traffic network extending in all directions

**最後通牒 | さいごつうちょう saigo tsuuchou
: (yoji) ultimatum

意思疎通 | いしそつう ishisotsuu
: (yoji) (coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other

音信不通 | おんしんふつう onshin futsuu OR いんしんふつう inshin futsuu
: (yoji) break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with

ご覧の通り | ごらんのとおり goran no toori
: (honorific or respectful language) as you see

いつも通り | いつもどおり itsumodoori OR いつもとおり itsumotoori
: as always; as usual; (ik) as always; as usual

通常条件下で | つうじょうじょうけんかで tsuujou jouken kade
: under normal conditions

窮すれば通ず | きゅうすればつうず kyuusureba tsuuzu
: Necessity is the mother of invention. There is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one

至誠天に通ず | しせいてんにつうず shisei ten ni tsuuzu
: Sincerity can move heaven

どれにしようかな天の神様の言う通り | どれにしようかなてんのかみさまのいうとおり
dore ni shiyou kana ten no kamisama no iu toori
: eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe

女の一念岩をも通す | おんなのいちねんいわをもとおす onna no ichinen iwa o motoosu
: (proverb) Women will have their wills

思う念力岩をも通す | おもうねんりきいわをもとおす omou nenriki iwa o motoosu
: (proverb) Where there is a will, there is a way

無理が通れば道理が引っ込む | むりがとおればどうりがひっこむ muri ga tooreba douri ga hikkomu
: Where might is master, justice is servant

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
通情達理 [通情达理] tong1 qing2 da2 li3
: fair and reasonable; sensible; standing to reason

一點就通 [一点就通] yi1 dian3 jiu4 tong1
: a hint is all that is needed; understanding each other without the need to explain

一通百通 yi1 tong1 bai3 tong1
: grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow

半通不通 ban4 tong1 bu4 tong1
: to not fully understand

博識多通 [博识多通] bo2 shi2 duo1 tong1
: knowledgeable and perspicacious

弄懂弄通 nong4 dong3 nong4 tong1
: to get a thorough understanding of something

*四通八達 [四通八达] si4 tong1 ba1 da2
: roads open in all directions; accessible from all sides

消息靈通 [消息灵通] xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1
: to be well-informed

**最後通牒 [最后通牒] zui4 hou4 tong1 die2
: ultimatum

時運亨通 [时运亨通] shi2 yun4 heng1 tong1
: our luck is in, everything is going smoothly

神通廣大 [神通广大] shen2 tong1 guang3 da4
: to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities

無師自通 [无师自通] wu2 shi1 zi4 tong1
: self-taught; to learn without a teacher

狗屁不通 gou3 pi4 bu4 tong1
: (writing or speech); nonsensical; a load of crap

錢可通神 [钱可通神] qian2 ke3 tong1 shen2
: with money, you can do anything; money talks
OR
錢能通神 [钱能通神] qian2 neng2 tong1 shen2
: money is all-powerful; money can move God

靈犀相通 [灵犀相通] ling2 xi1 xiang1 tong1
: kindred spirits

心有靈犀一點通 [心有灵犀一点通] xin1 you3 ling2 xi1 yi1 dian3 tong1
: hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn; fig. two hearts beat as one

條條大路通羅馬 [条条大路通罗马] tiao2 tiao2 da4 lu4 tong1 luo2 ma3
: all roads lead to Rome. Use different means to obtain the same result