通
pass through, commute
- 辶road
- マhook
- 用use
- kun
- とお.るtō.ruかよ.うkayo.u
- on
- ツウtsū
mnemonic
On the ROAD (辶), a HOOK (マ) latches onto something to USE (用): the road is open, so you PASS THROUGH, commuting every day. "Tsū" (ツウ) as in kōtsū, traffic.
examples
- 通るとおるtōruto pass through
- 通うかようkayouto commute
- 交通こうつうkōtsūtraffic