EntryCommonWaniKani 54
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    (mutual) understanding; communication

    テレビはしばしば家庭内の意思の疎通を妨げるという事実はすでによく知られている。
    The fact that television frequently limits communication within families is already well known.
  2. passing without obstruction

Also written 疏通【そつう】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate

Kun
うと.いうと.むまば.ら
On
ショ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1572 of 2500
Radical
bolt of cloth
WaniKani
Level 54

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-5-7, 1-4-7SKIP code
0a11.4The Kanji Dictionary
1519.6Four corner code
3564deroo
758eUnicode hex code
1-33-34JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3021Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3776New Nelson (John Haig)
1178New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1512Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
799Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1091Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1668Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1797Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1786A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1601Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22002Morohashi
1509A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1514Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1615Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1542Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1568Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1826Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1346Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1684Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shu1Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
54WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

Kun
とお.るとお.り-とお.り-どお.りとお.すとお.し-どお.しかよ.う
On
ツウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
80 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

とんどうしどおりみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-7, 3-2-7SKIP code
2q7.18The Kanji Dictionary
3730.2Four corner code
3553deroo
901aUnicode hex code
1-36-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4703Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6063New Nelson (John Haig)
3109New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3855Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1982Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2678Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1408Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1511Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
71A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1239Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
201Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38892PMorohashi
176A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
150Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
150Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
281sakade
261Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
193henshall3
198Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
97crowley
204Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
695Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1420Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tong1, tong4Pinyin reading
tongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level