通
traffic · pass through · avenue · commute · counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
surround from lower-left: walk + 甬
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of advance and phonetic. Passing through a road.
Symbolism
Passage, traffic, notice. Represents movement and transmission.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
一方通行
いっぽうつうこう
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided; one-way traffic
四通八達
しつうはったつ
traffic network extending in all directions; traffic network extending in all directions
最後通牒
さいごつうちょう
ultimatum; ultimatum
音信不通
おんしんふつう
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with; break in contact
融通無碍
ゆうずうむげ
free, unfettered and flexible; versatile; adaptable; free, unfettered and flexible
一文不通
いちもんふつう
total illiteracy; total illiteracy
Proverbs & Idioms
通らぬ道は道ならず
とおらぬみちはみちならず
An untraveled road is no road
A path unused loses its purpose
Poetry
住の江の 岸による波 よるさへや 夢の通ひ路 人めよくらむ
Poem #18 from Hyakunin Isshu