交通

こうつう

Traffic, transportation

N4noun·koutsuu

How to remember it

交 (intersect) + 通 (pass through) = passing through intersections is traffic.

Example sentences

  • この町は交通が便利です。

    このまちはこうつうがべんりです。

    This town has convenient transportation.

  • 交通事故に気をつけてください。

    こうつうじこにきをつけてください。

    Please be careful of traffic accidents.

Usage

Common in compounds like 交通機関 (transport) and 交通事故 (traffic accident).

Related words

交差点通る電車道路

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