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► 名詞
  [(1)つう]    meaning:  expert  rank: 2
☆ ワイン通だ ⇨ He’s a connoisseur of wine
☆ ワインは通でなくてもかる ⇨ You can tell good wine even if you’re not an expert
☆ 通好みのジャズバンド ⇨ A jazz band loved by connoisseurs

► 接尾辞
  [(1)つう]    meaning:  letter  rank: 2
☆ 一通の手紙 (いっつう) ⇨ One letter  (☛ The unit for letters, emails)


More examples:
  • この交差点ではまって歩行者を通さなくてはいけない ⇨ Cars must stop and let pedestrians pass in this intersection
  • 便通が数日無い ⇨ There has been no bowel movement for several days
  • アメフト試合は普通天候わらずわれる ⇨ American football games will usually be held regardless of weather conditions
  • 予選を通過できなかった ⇨ He wasn’t able to get out of the qualifier
  • 彼女外国友達と文通している ⇨ She has been exchange letters with a friend abroad
  • 両国渡って通商してきた ⇨ The two countries have been doing commerce for hundreds of years
  • もう一回最初っから最後まで一通りやってみよう ⇨ Let’s rehearse through from the start to the end one more time
  • この地域一年を通してかい ⇨ This region is warm throughout the year
  • 日本では普通死体かれる ⇨ Corpses are usually burned, climated, in Japan
  • 日本では一つ野菜えて出すのが普通だ ⇨ In Japan it is common to serve meat along with vegetable in single plate
  • 渋滞緩和するための交通制限 ⇨ Traffic restrictions in order to reduce congestions
  • 通勤鞄 ⇨ A commuter bag
  • アジアでは明る照明されていることが普通だ ⇨ It is common to lit rooms brightly in Asian homes
  • 現実筋書き通りにかない ⇨ The reality doesn’t go as the scenario is written
  • にその通りです ⇨ What you are saying is exactly right