通う

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 通う(かよう) means going repeatedly to a place or traveling back and forth between two places.
• Basic usage: It describes regular visits to a pool or commuting between home and school.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Repetition compared with 行く
  • 行く(いく) can describe a single trip. 通う conveys repeated travel, as the regular visits in 週に二回プールへ通う show.