Kanji
Readingつう
Frequency46%
Used in (734 in total)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
point in common; common feature
commuting to school; school commute
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
notice; notification; report; posting
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
commerce; trade
commuting to work
announcement; notice
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
usually; under usual circumstances
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
passbook; bankbook
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
secret understanding; collusion
notification sound
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
correspondence; exchange of letters
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
all-night vigil over a body; wake
two copies
going to the hospital for regular treatment
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
well-informed person
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
ordinary person
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
total; sum; aggregate
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
normal duties; (one's) regular work
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
traffic; traffic volume
communications network
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
popular; common
side gate; side door; service entrance
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer
communications equipment; terminal; communications device
telecommunication equipment
number-withheld phone calls
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
ventilation hole; vent
the passage of electric current
to be comprehensible
traffic division (of a police department)
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
air-permeability; breathability
school bag; school satchel
virtual currency; cryptocurrency
online shopping; internet shopping
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
ventilation; airflow
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
communication system
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
mouthpiece of a telephone
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
traffic restrictions; traffic control
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
popular; common; commonplace
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
correspondent; reporter
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
vent; vent hole; air hole
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
public transportation; public transport
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
communality; community; having something in common
commuter rush; rush hour
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
transmission equipment
written notification; notification (written)
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
ventilation; draft; airing
mutual understanding; agreement of wills
to be in common; to have in common; to be in mutually understood; to be mutually connected; to have a link
distribution channel; channel of distribution
all year; year round
idea commonly (generally) accepted in the world
mysterious power
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
reading through; reading over
data communication
No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited
common humanity; shared humanity; shared by humanity
well versed; thorough knowledge
acceptee; accepted candidate; person who has passed (e.g. a test); passer-by; transiter
popularization; popularisation
collusion; conspiring
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
notice; notification; memorandum; circular
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting
satellite communication
customs clearance
bowel movement; evacuation
communication technology; communications technology
interpreter (in the Edo period)
being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)
monetary unit; currency unit
distribution network; distribution channels
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
adultery; infidelity
traffic report; information on traffic flow; transportation information
conventional; usual
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
toll road ticket; pass (e.g. in public transportation)
superficial knowledge; smatterer
to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with
ferry boat; barge
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
standard size car; ordinary carriage (train); second-class carriage; ordinary car
(esp. in philosophy) common sense
official interpreter
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
marine traffic; sea traffic
commuter; season-ticket passenger
light-wave communication
commonality
telco; telecommunications company; common carrier
bowel movement
charge for a telephone call
ordinary bank account
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
correspondence course
communication cable
traffic conditions (e.g. heavy traffic); transportation situation (e.g. bad roads)
communication speed; baud rate
(the crime of) adultery
formal opening (e.g. of a railway, road, etc.); opening ceremony; inauguration ceremony
standardization; uniformalization
traffic bureau; transportation bureau
to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority
commuting to nursery school or kindergarten
conventional forces; conventional military forces
communications industry
looking over; glancing through
overview of history
intersection (of sets); common set
public transportation; public transport
postage; communications expenses
general rule
dismissal notice; pink slip (US)
common property or characteristic
telecommunications standard
normal-sized portion; normal serving
passing successfully (inspection, examination, etc.); passing through with no problems
communications infrastructure
direct (telephone) line; direct dialing
driving on the right-hand side; driving on the right side of the road
flushing (with water or other liquid); passing water through (something)
communication path; communication channel
transportation
intercommunication (usu. in telecoms contexts)
general survey
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
common evil; common fault
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
telecommunications carrier; PTT
adultery; illicit intercourse
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858); Japan-US Friendship and Trade Treaty
resourcefulness; adaptability
out-of-office notification (email)
spread (of Buddhist teachings)
navigation; sailing
notice; letter of advice
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
transmission protocol; communication protocol
regular school; school that follows the regular curriculum
opening of the whole (railway line)
awareness of the minds of others (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
job offer; letter of appointment; appointment letter; notification of appointment
high speed communication
friendly relations
standard-sized automobile; full-sized car; ordinary vehicle
electronic currency; digital currency; e-currency
driving on the left side of the road; driving on the left-hand side of the road; left-hand side driving
ordinary session of the Diet
communications media; communication facilities; means of communication
well-informed person; insider
no-charge call (e.g. via Skype, etc.); toll-free call
copper coin (Edo period)
government news; state-run news
school of popular writing
trade agreement; trade pact; agreement on commerce
conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers
advance notification
traffic network extending in all directions
dramatic expert
common species; cosmopolitan
day student; commuting student
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
currency value; value of a currency
report card (book)
freely adaptable, very flexible, nimble in adaptation
push notification
common quality
transmission method; communication system
one's common or popular name
gourmet; gastronome
digital communication
hat worn by kindergarten or primary school pupils walking to school
regular election (triennial election of half of the House of Councillors)
cotton carpet; jute rug
communication software
school seasonal (train and bus) ticket
marriage; intermarriage
distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage
piercing through; penetrating; perforating; persisting; sticking (e.g. to beliefs)
letters-to-the-editor column; readers' section; space for correspondence, messages, etc.
international currency
urban transport; urban transit
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
outline (of); introduction (to)
common saying; slang; argot
sign-language interpreting; sign-language interpreter
Standard Chinese; Modern Standard Mandarin; Putonghua
unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
through train; direct train
transit of a planet over the solar disk; solar transit
packet transfer communication
communication port
to present one's card
necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one
average-quality article
child orphaned from a traffic accident
mobile communications; cellular communications
explanation; commentary
common saying; slang; argot
privacy of communications
penetration
to pretend to know everything; to pretend to be an expert
mobile communications
mobile communications
notice of a change of address
station at which the train does not stop
International Monetary Fund; IMF
commuter express; commuter limited express; rapid-service commuter train
pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) as three chows
vulnerable road users; mobility-impaired people; people without public transport access
out of the range of communication
communication fees, charges
national identification number system; My number system
commuters' hell; commuting hell
playing an entire composition without break; continually playing (in the background of a melody)
making regular visits to a social welfare facility
consecutive number of (or total) volumes
information message
to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
telephony; telephone communication
commercial bank; ordinary bank; ordinary commercial bank
communication carrier
(telephone) speech quality; sound quality; call quality
whole financial year; full business year
infantry troops (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force)
traffic hell, traffic congestion
through train; direct service
telecommunications infrastructure
traffic paralysis
irresistible to connoisseurs
University of Electro-Communications
to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with
InterProcess Communication
common first-stage (university entrance) examination
well versed person; authority (on); expert (in)
passport (guaranteeing safe passage)
intra-city telephone call; local call
seigniorage; seignorage; seigneurage
regular adoption (official adoption with the consent of both parties and without dissolving the relationship with the biological parents)
chaos on the roads; (lit.) traffic war
channel; data transmission channel
ventilation pipe; airflow pipe; ventiduct
ticket; pass; pass token
public value; shared value
Minister of International Trade and Industry
ventilation duct; air pipe
(defendant's) access to a lawyer
travel allowance; commuting allowance
single currency; currency unification
zoonosis (disease transmissible from animals to humans or vice versa)
mobile network operator; MNO; wireless service provider; mobile network carrier
call-waiting (phone option)
popular psychology; pop psychology; pop psych
home currency rate; denominated in local currency
commuter express; commuter limited express; rapid-service commuter train
Minister of International Trade and Industry
intercom; intercommunication system
synchronous communication
commensuration; reduction to a common measure
six supernormal powers
interpreter-guide; guide-interpreter
high speed data communication
communications engineering
facilities for commutation
laxative; purgative; evacuant
taking special classes (for handicapped students)
knowledge of previous lifetimes (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
the right of innocent passage
telecommunications enterprise; communications corporation
commutation ticket; season ticket
consecutive interpretation; consecutive interpreting
traffic disaster; traffic accident
sincerity can move heaven
municipal transportation; city transport
currency sign; currency symbol
Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas
feeding paper through a device (printer, scanner, etc.)
communications laboratory
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
interpersonal communication
personal communication service; PCS
advance report; advance notification
popular book; widely-read book; book of which there are many copies
silent time; silence period
telecommunications carrier; telecommunications operator; telephone service provider
man versed in military affairs
conference call (phone option); conference calling
zoonosis (disease transmissible from animals to humans or vice versa)
IVC; intervehicle communication
generally-understood logic; clear logic; rationality; making sense
phonetic alphabet (e.g. A for alpha, B for bravo, etc.); phonetic code
facultative bacteria; facultative anaerobic bacteria; facultative anaerobe
simultaneous interpretation
through; via; throughout; all through; all over
advice of receipt; AR; notice of receipt
person-to-person call; personal call
facultative bacteria; facultative anaerobic bacteria; facultative anaerobe
Tungchow Mutiny (1937); Tongzhou Incident
full duplex transmission; full duplex communication
Telecommunication Access Method
to help each other; to complement
rice not subject to government controls
to not apply; to be proof against
delivery notification
straight grain (wood)
Japanese-English interpreting
notification type
radio communication operator
ITS; intelligent transportation systems
popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)
Tongyong Pinyin; former official Taiwanese romanization system
serial communication
parallel communication
end to end communication path
personal computer communications service; pre-Internet online service
word processor communication
communications software
communication channel
distance education course; correspondence course; online course
station-to-station (comms)
communication; connection; joining together
repeated reading makes the meaning clear; read a difficult book a hundred times
Closed to Traffic; No Thoroughfare
broadcast communication
notice of abandonment (of securities, etc.)
walking so that one faces oncoming traffic
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
original and duplicate
intra-city telephone rate; local-call rate
tied-up places (spots)
intercom; intercommunication system
counter collection with advice; PD PR
regular postcard; ordinary postcard
tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan
short-range wireless communication; near field communication; NFC
HATS; Harmonization of Advanced Telecommunication Systems
goodwill guide; volunteer guide and interpreter for foreign residents and tourists
distribution strategy; channel strategy
monetary union; currency union; common currency
everyday speech; everyday language
integrated services digital network; ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network; ISDN
(professional) interpreter
kindergarten bus; nursery school bus
asynchronous communication
asynchronous communications adapter
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation
Data Communications Equipment; DCE
telecommunications fees; telecommunications expenses
data communications equipment
focus of the trade routes of the world
explicit congestion notification
ancient Japanese coinage first minted in 760 CE
normal style of writing; modern Japanese text; text written in literary style with mixed kanji and kana (until the Taisho era)
communicating vessels
communication section
divine hearing (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
cash currency in circulation; physical currency
Communications Decency Act; CDA
tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan
transit (of a planet) over the Sun
explanation; commentary
attending a cram school; commuting to a cram school
ball ammunition
doing well; prosperous
to communicate secretly; to form a close friendship
conventional aircraft carrier (i.e. non-nuclear)
currency school; British currency school
low speed communication
Sino-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation (1896)
currency principle; currency doctrine
commuter express; commuter limited express; rapid-service commuter train
(European) Economic and Monetary Union; EMU
traffic area; traffic block
general education curriculum
currency expansion; inflation of currency
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
extinction of contamination (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
(treaty of) friendship, commerce and navigation
cryptocurrency exchange; crypto exchange; digital currency exchange
communication description entry
fractional currency (e.g. cents, pence)
general property; ordinary property
road for emergency vehicles; road that may be closed to non-emergency vehicles; emergency road (official translation)
CSA; Common Service Area; Common System Area
needle with a normal eye
safe-haven currency
to have a surreptitious sexual relationship with; to have an illicit love affair with
resistance (to conduction)
currency contraction; deflation of currency
general forum; general venue
coin used during the Hōei period (ca. 1708)
regular post office; ordinary post office
conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers; rulers apprehending the views of those they govern