ツウ
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
Suffix
1. authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person
Counter
2. counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.
Adjective (な)
Noun
3. understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight
Noun
4. supernatural powers; magical powers
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (142 in total)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient
outline (of); introduction (to)
making regular visits to a social welfare facility
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
all-night vigil over a body; wake
commonality
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)
transportation (of freight); transport; forwarding
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001); MITI
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
commerce; trade
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
(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
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
commuting to school; school commute
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
passbook; bankbook
two copies
correspondence; exchange of letters
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
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
well-informed person
total; sum; aggregate
popular; common
radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer
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
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
ventilation; airflow
adultery
vent; vent hole; air hole
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
(bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation; understanding (of another's thoughts, feelings, etc.)
all year; year round
ventilation; draft; airing
customs clearance
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
Famitsu (magazine)
superficial knowledge; smattering (of); person with superficial knowledge; person who pretends to be knowledgeable; smatterer
ferry boat; barge
mysterious power
bowel movement
commuting to nursery school or kindergarten
interpreter (person who translates orally)
overview of history
clairvoyance
clairvoyance
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)
unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
commuting to school or work by bicycle
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
conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers
day student; commuting student
Minister of International Trade and Industry
common quality; common property; common gender
name one goes by; popular name; common name; nickname
marriage; intermarriage
gourmet; gastronome
hat worn by kindergarten or primary school pupils walking to school
converting (fractions) to a common denominator; reduction to a common denominator
distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage
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
common saying; slang; argot
explanation; commentary
common saying; slang; argot
sum; total
consecutive number of volumes; total number of volumes
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
ticket; pass; pass token
Minister of International Trade and Industry
communications laboratory
playing an entire composition without break; continually playing (in the background of a melody)
feeding paper through a device (printer, scanner, etc.)
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
ventilation duct; air pipe
six supernormal powers
communication; connection; joining together
China expert; China hand
commuter express; commuter limited express; rapid-service commuter train
diachrony
Fujitsu
Akebia stem (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
man versed in military affairs
Orientalist
message control system; MCS
conduction
faith will move mountains
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
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 (9 in total)
He wrote me four letters.
I wrote three letters last night.
How many letters did you send to Tom?