こうつう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
Pitch accent
うつう
Composed of
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
Used in vocabulary (50 in total)
traffic accident
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
Examples (19 in total)
The traffic is heavy here.
Traffic was blocked by a landslide.
All the traffic was brought to a standstill by the accident.
You must obey the traffic rules.
There is heavy traffic on this road.
Traffic was halted for several hours.
The street is clogged with traffic.
There was no gap in the stream of traffic.
Those cities have uniform traffic laws.
The traffic is heavy here, especially in the morning.
The accident caused traffic chaos.
If you're not careful you'll miss a traffic sign!
We must obey the traffic regulations.
The traffic was paralyzed by the snowstorm.
Drivers must observe the traffic rules.
Due to the fog, traffic is temporarily suspended.
You should be careful in crossing the busy street.
We stayed home for Christmas, so as to avoid heavy traffic.
The noise of traffic prevented us from hearing what the man said.