通

つう

Meanings

1. Noun, Noun suffix, な-adjective authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person
2. Counter counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.
3. Noun, な-adjective understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight
4. Noun supernatural powers; magical powers

Kanji

• 通 pass through. Read as ツウ.

Example sentences

• 奥さんが死んだ時、彼は何十通もの同情の手紙を受け取った。
  When his wife died, he received dozens of letters of sympathy.
• 彼の奥さんが亡くなった時、彼は何十通ものお悔み状を受け取った。
  When his wife died, he received dozens of letters of sympathy.
• 一通に署名の上ご返送ください。
  Please return one set to us with your signature.
• ホワイト先生は感謝状を何通か生徒に読んで聞かせた。
  Mr White read out some letters of thanks to his students.
• それら三通の手紙の文体を比較しなさい。
  Compare the style of those three letters.

Words containing 通

• 普通 (ふつう) normal
• 通常 (つうじょう) usual
• 通じる (つうじる) to be open (to traffic)

And 884 more.

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