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)
Kun Reading
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
On Reading
通 | つう tsuu
na-adjective | noun
: connoisseur; authority;
: (Counter) counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
ツ tsu
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