開通
かいつう
Meanings
- Noun, する verb, Intransitive 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
Kanji
Example sentences
- 橋は開通している。
The bridge is open to traffic. - たくさんの人が新しい橋の開通式に参列した。
Quite a few people attended the opening ceremony of the new bridge. - 不通区間の開通の見込みはまだない。
There's no hope at this moment that the closed section will be reopened.
Common phrases
Words containing 開通
- 開通式 (かいつうしき) formal opening (e.g. of a railway, road, etc.)