通り
とおり · toori · JLPT N4 · noun
street
🛣️ 通り = 通 (pass through) + り: the place you pass through, a street
From the verb 通る (tooru, to pass through). Its noun form 通り is literally a passing-through, so a street is where traffic passes. Sound hook: toori has a long o, like a toll road you go through.
通 — 辵 (辶) walk + 甬 yǒng (phonetic)
通 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The 辶 (chuò) component means 'walk' or 'movement', giving the meaning of going through or passing. 甬 (yǒng), originally depicting a hanging bell or a path, supplies the sound. Together they convey 'to pass through, communicate, connect'.