Noun and する verb
こうつう
ここでは、交通じこがよくおきるんです。
Traffic accidents happen a lot here.
トーフグのオフィスが入ったビルの前の通りは交通がはげしい。
There's heavy traffic on the street in front of the building the Tofugu office is in.
もし俺の車にヘリコプターのプロペラがあれば、空を飛んで交通渋滞を回避することができるのになぁ。
I wish my car had helicopter blades so I could fly over this traffic jam.
When things get all mixed up while trying to pass through each other it becomes a mess. This can be people, cars, bikes, what have you. Anything that has to move around and pass through each other. When this happens things slow down and you get traffic.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.