1.
traffic
The movement of vehicles on roads, or the condition of such movement.
交通事故に気をつけてください。
Please be careful of traffic accidents.
今日は交通が混んでいる。
Traffic is heavy today.
交通ルールを守りましょう。
Let's follow the traffic rules.
2.
transportation, transit
Systems and means of transport for getting from one place to another.
交通が便利な場所に住みたい。
I want to live in a place with convenient transportation.
この地域は公共交通機関が発達している。
Public transportation is well developed in this area.
交通費は会社が出してくれる。
The company covers transportation costs.
交通 covers both traffic flow and transportation systems.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 交通事故: traffic accident
- 交通機関: transportation system
- 交通費: transportation costs
- 交通渋滞: traffic jam
- 公共交通: public transportation
- 交通ルール: traffic rules
RELATED EXPRESSIONS:
- 交通が便利: convenient transportation
- 交通が不便: inconvenient transportation