What's the meaning and the reading of 通行人?


I have the following translation I need to do for my introductory Japanese
class.

> 最近、交通事故が多いので、左に曲がる時は、自転車や、通行人に気をつけなければなりませんよ。

So far I have the following.

> Recently there have been a lot of traffic accidents so when you turn left,
> you have to watch out for bicycles and _____ and things like that (I'm
> telling you).

I am not sure what `通行人` means. I think `通行` means traffic (though how is that
different than `交通`?) And `人` means person. So, traffic person. I can imagine
this meaning either a pedestrian or a car driver. Or maybe even a traffic
directing cop.

Also, how would you pronounce this word? That is, what is the hiragana? Is it
just the combination of the two parts? `こうつうにん`?




As a dictionary would tell you, it's 通行人【つうこうにん】. As kanji represent the
meaning of a word, one way to understand kanji compounds is by changing each
into its own word. In this case, 通行人 becomes 通【とお】り行【い】く人【ひと】 -- a person who
goes by crossing.

Which is to say, a pedestrian.




As a dictionary would tell you, it's 通行人【つうこうにん】. As kanji represent the
meaning of a word, one way to understand kanji compounds is by changing each
into its own word. In this case, 通行人 becomes 通【とお】り行【い】く人【ひと】 -- a person who
goes by crossing.

Which is to say, a pedestrian.

