Memory phrase for the Kanji: 通
通
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Meaning
pass, commute, communicate
Pronunciation
TSŪ tō ru , kayo u
Explanation
Left: movement 辶 , right: 甬 (bent person マ , and use/usage 用 (= A fence 用 can be used.)
Mnemonic
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The bent person needs movement for passing through (commuting).
Radicals
辶
movement The radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴
マ
bend person (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕 , sitting cross-legged 夂 , lying , kneeling ⺈ , skilled 才 , bending 卩 , slumped 㔾 or husband 夫 )
用
use The radical mochiiru shows originally the picture of a fence.
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Vocabulary
通う
かよう
to go back and forth, to ply between, to commute
6983
交通
こうつう
traffic, transportation
6708
普通
ふつう
generally, ordinarily, train that stops at every station
3251
通貨
つうか
currency
5947
通す
とおす
to let pass, to overlook, to continue, to keep,
5930
直通
ちょくつう
direct communication
4461
一通り
ひととおり
ordinary, usual, in general, briefly
44
交通機関
こうつうきかん
transportation facilities
321
人通り
ひとどおり
pedestrian traffic
346
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