交通 (こうつう) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "traffic, transportation" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

こうつう

交通

N

TRAFFIC, TRANSPORTATION (transportation)

こう交 • MIX

つう通 • PASS THROUGH

When cars mix (交) together as they pass through (通) the streets, you get traffic.

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Kanji Inside 交通 (traffic, transportation)

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Kanji 交 (Mix) mnemonic tile

通 Pass Through

Kanji 通 (Pass Through) mnemonic tile

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交互 N

こうご

alternate, mutual, by turns, reciprocal

通る V

とおる

通う V

かよう

通す V

とおす

to let pass, to overlook, to continue, to overlook, to continue

通学 N

つうがく

commuting to school

通じる V

つうじる

to run to, to lead to, to communicate, to understand, to lead to, to communicate, to understand

通り N

とおり

in accordance with ~, following ~, ~ Street, ~ Avenue, following ~, ~ Street, ~ Avenue