(こうつう)

こうつう
noun
traffic, transportation
1. traffic
The movement of vehicles on roads, or the condition of such movement.
Please be careful of traffic accidents.
Traffic is heavy today.
Let's follow the traffic rules.
2. transportation, transit
Systems and means of transport for getting from one place to another.
I want to live in a place with convenient transportation.
Public transportation is well developed in this area.
The company covers transportation costs.

交通(こうつう) covers both traffic flow and transportation systems.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 交通(こうつう)事故(じこ): traffic accident
  • 交通(こうつう)機関(きかん): transportation system
  • 交通(こうつう)(): transportation costs
  • 交通(こうつう)渋滞(じゅうたい): traffic jam
  • 公共(こうきょう)交通(こうつう): public transportation
  • 交通(こうつう)ルール: traffic rules

RELATED EXPRESSIONS:

  • 交通(こうつう)便利(べんり): convenient transportation
  • 交通(こうつう)不便(ふべん): inconvenient transportation