通つう
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
Kanji used
pass through
Pitch accent
つ
う
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Used in vocabulary (156 in total)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
(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
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
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
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
commerce; trade
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
passbook; bankbook
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
correspondence; exchange of letters
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
all-night vigil over a body; wake
two copies
going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient
well-informed person
total; sum; aggregate
radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer
popular; common
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
two copies
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
ventilation; airflow
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
(bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation; understanding (of another's thoughts, feelings, etc.)
vent; vent hole; air hole
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
all year; year round
ventilation; draft; airing
mysterious power
Famitsu (magazine)
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
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
unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
superficial knowledge; smattering (of); person with superficial knowledge; person who pretends to be knowledgeable; smatterer
ferry boat; barge
bowel movement
commonality
to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority
commuting to nursery school or kindergarten
interpreter (person who translates orally)
overview of history
name one goes by; popular name; common name; nickname
commuting to school or work by bicycle
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
transportation (of freight); transport; forwarding
illicit love affair; liaison; fornication; adultery
resourcefulness; adaptability
opening of the whole (railway line)
awareness of the minds of others (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
friendly relations
well-informed person; insider
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
school of popular writing
conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers
day student; commuting student
traffic network extending in all directions
dramatic expert
marriage; intermarriage
Minister of International Trade and Industry
common quality; common property; common gender
gourmet; gastronome
hat worn by kindergarten or primary school pupils walking to school
distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage
cotton carpet; jute rug
converting (fractions) to a common denominator; reduction to a common denominator
piercing through; penetrating; perforating; persisting; sticking (e.g. to beliefs)
outline (of); introduction (to)
common saying; slang; argot
to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority
necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one
explanation; commentary
common saying; slang; argot
consecutive number of volumes; total number of volumes
to pretend to know everything; to pretend to be an expert
playing an entire composition without break; continually playing (in the background of a melody)
making regular visits to a social welfare facility
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
whole financial year; full business year
stimulation of the menstrual flow; (arch.) being familiar with the Confucian classics
friendly relations
irresistible to connoisseurs
ventilation duct; air pipe
China expert; China hand
ticket; pass; pass token
irresistible to connoisseurs
Minister of International Trade and Industry
diachrony
communication; connection; joining together
reduction (of a fraction to its lowest terms)
six supernormal powers
receiving special-needs support while attending a regular school
commuter express; commuter limited express; rapid-service commuter train
sincerity can move heaven
Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
commuting to school or work by bicycle
feeding paper through a device (printer, scanner, etc.)
communications laboratory
man versed in military affairs
generally understood logic; clear logic; rationality; making sense
simultaneous interpretation
Tungchow Mutiny (1937); Tongzhou Incident
Perpetual Commentary on the Chronicles of Japan (by Tanikawa Kotosuga, 1762)
straight grain (wood)
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
repeated reading makes the meaning clear; read a difficult book a hundred times
being well-informed about international affairs; person well-informed about international affairs
common case
Akebia stem (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
Jitsū (kanji dictionary published by Heibonsha)
transit fee; overflight fee
attending a cram school; commuting to a cram school
Todentsu Corporation
International Trade and Industry Statistics Association
Examples (14 in total)
I have only written three.
Five emails had arrived.
He wrote me four letters.