traffic, pass through, avenue, commute
Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.
It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.
The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.
Visual decomposition, for recognising and comparing — not always the character's origin.
Where it appears is highlighted — the translation doesn't always make that visible.
はい！パン屋の前を通りますよ。
Hai! Pan-ya no mae o toorimasu yo.
I am! You'll pass by a bakery.
何年も前、フジコさんは夫と一緒に、毎週この公園の同じベンチに通っていました。
Nan-nen mo mae, Fujiko-san wa otto to issho ni, maishuu kono kouen no onaji benchi ni kayotte imashita.
Years ago, Fujiko and her husband used to go to that park together every week, always to the same bench.
ゆきさんはルーカスを、通りの端にある小さなラーメン屋に連れて行きました。
Yuki-san wa Rūkasu o, toori no hashi ni aru chiisana raamen-ya ni tsurete ikimashita.
Yuki took Lucas to a small ramen shop at the end of the street.
ルーカスがまだ知らないのは、あの飴が店の普通のおまけじゃないということ。
Rūkasu ga mada shiranai no wa, ano ame ga mise no futsuu no omake ja nai to iu koto.
What Lucas still doesn't know is that candy isn't the store's usual freebie.
それはラファエルが一人で通路の間で踊っている音でした。
Sore wa Rafaeru ga hitori de tsuuro no aida de odotte iru oto deshita.
It was Rafael, alone, dancing between the aisles.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-09-07 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0