EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services

    橋は開通している。
    The bridge is open to traffic.
  2. reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

open, unfold, unseal

Kun
ひら.く、ひら.き、-びら.き、ひら.ける、あ.く、あ.ける
On
カイ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
59 of 2500
Radical
gate
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

はる、か、ひらき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-8-4SKIP code
8e4.6The Kanji Dictionary
7744.1Four corner code
3855deroo
958bUnicode hex code
1-19-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4950Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6393New Nelson (John Haig)
3321New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4121Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2092Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2835Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1622Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1750Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
80A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1821Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
550Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41233Morohashi
241A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
396Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
400Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
171sakade
270Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
261henshall3
391Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
290crowley
215Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
1840Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1636Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kai1Pinyin reading
gaeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani 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、ツ
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