JLPT N4 · More verbs

通う

かよう

to commute; to attend

Stroke order of 通う

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

通 · 10 strokesう · 2 strokes

Memory trick

You move 辶 along the same passage 甬 every day when you commute.

Parts: 辶 movement + 甬 passage

The characters in 通う

うう — u (2 strokes)

Example sentence

毎日バスで学校に通っています。

まいにちばすでがっこうにかよっています。

I go to school by bus every day.

Words with 通

通勤commuting 通るto pass through 通学commuting to school 交通traffic; transportation 通帳bankbook 普通normal; usual 交通費travel expenses 通行止めroad closed 一方通行one-way traffic 流通distribution 共通common; shared 通知notification 通訳interpreter 通じるto get through; to lead to 通信communication

More words: More verbs

思うto think 考えるto think about; to consider 知るto know 知らせるto inform 動くto move 集まるto gather 歌うto sing 使うto use 作るto make 送るto send 着くto arrive 切るto cut 別れるto part; to break up 足りるto be enough 建てるto build 転ぶto fall over

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