JLPT N4
通
Pass through, Commute, Street
Onyomi
ツウ (tsuu)
Kunyomi
とお・る (too-ru), かよ・う (kayo-u)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
辵 (walk/movement) + 甬 (use/general, visually a bell-headed figure or a pipe/funnel)
📖 Mnemonic Story
Imagine a poor bell-headed person (甬, resembling a bell over a body) desperately trying to *pass through* a winding, narrow path (辵, the 'walk' radical). They clang and bonk their way along the *street*, making a comical racket as they *commute* and try to squeeze through, always in motion.
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Quick Hint:
Bell-head passes path
Essential N4 Vocabulary
通る
とおる
To pass, go through
通勤
つうきん
Commuting
通り
とおり
Street, road
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "通"
電車が＿＿＿＿＿。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 「通る」は「とおる」と読み、「通り過ぎる」という意味です。
English: 通る (tooru) means 'to pass through'.
English: 通る (tooru) means 'to pass through'.
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