つう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
Suffix
1. authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person
Oh, you know it by that name? You're quite the connoisseur!
Counter
2. counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.
Five emails had arrived.
Adjective (な)
Noun
3. understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight
Noun
4. supernatural powers; magical powers
Pitch accent
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Top 13100
Used in vocabulary (146 in total)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
total; sum; aggregate
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
correspondence; exchange of letters
making regular visits to a social welfare facility
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
commonality
commuting to school; school commute
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
commerce; trade
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
adultery
ventilation; airflow
(bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation; understanding (of another's thoughts, feelings, etc.)
overview of history
transportation (of freight); transport; forwarding
communications laboratory
feeding paper through a device (printer, scanner, etc.)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient
passbook; bankbook
two copies
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
all-night vigil over a body; wake
well-informed person
radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer
popular; common
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
vent; vent hole; air hole
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
all year; year round
Famitsu (magazine)
ventilation; draft; airing
customs clearance
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001); MITI
superficial knowledge; smattering (of); person with superficial knowledge; person who pretends to be knowledgeable; smatterer
outline (of); introduction (to)
unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
ferry boat; barge
mysterious power
bowel movement
to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority
commuting to nursery school or kindergarten
clairvoyance
clairvoyance
interpreter (person who translates orally)
commuting to school or work by bicycle
name one goes by; popular name; common name; nickname
flushing (with water or other liquid); passing water through (something)
general rule; common rule; common provisions
common property or characteristic
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
general survey
common evil; common fault
illicit love affair; liaison; fornication; adultery
opening of the whole (railway line)
resourcefulness; adaptability
friendly relations
awareness of the minds of others (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
well-informed person; insider
cotton carpet; jute rug
school of popular writing
dramatic expert
traffic network extending in all directions
day student; commuting student
conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers
marriage; intermarriage
Minister of International Trade and Industry
common quality; common property; common gender
distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage
gourmet; gastronome
hat worn by kindergarten or primary school pupils walking to school
converting (fractions) to a common denominator; reduction to a common denominator
piercing through; penetrating; perforating; persisting; sticking (e.g. to beliefs)
necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one
to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority
common saying; slang; argot
explanation; commentary
common saying; slang; argot
consecutive number of volumes; total number of volumes
sum; total
to pretend to know everything; to pretend to be an expert
irresistible to connoisseurs
whole financial year; full business year
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
stimulation of the menstrual flow; (arch.) being familiar with the Confucian classics
communications protocol
faith will move mountains
ventilation duct; air pipe
ticket; pass; pass token
China expert; China hand
Minister of International Trade and Industry
playing an entire composition without break; continually playing (in the background of a melody)
sincerity can move heaven
receiving special-needs support while attending a regular school
reduction (of a fraction to its lowest terms)
Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas
six supernormal powers
communication; connection; joining together
commuter express; commuter limited express; rapid-service commuter train
diachrony
Fujitsu
man versed in military affairs
Orientalist
message control system; MCS
conduction
simultaneous interpretation
straight grain (wood)
generally understood logic; clear logic; rationality; making sense
Tungchow Mutiny (1937); Tongzhou Incident
attending a cram school; commuting to a cram school
repeated reading makes the meaning clear; read a difficult book a hundred times
common case
being well-informed about international affairs; person well-informed about international affairs
Akebia stem (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
transit fee; overflight fee
International Trade and Industry Statistics Association
Todentsu Corporation
Perpetual Commentary on the Chronicles of Japan (by Tanikawa Kotosuga, 1762)
International Telecommunication Union; ITU
Jitsū (kanji dictionary published by Heibonsha)
Examples (14 in total)
I have only written three.
Five emails had arrived.
He wrote me four letters.