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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:
  • 彼等は夜通し飲んだ ⇨ They kept drinking throughout the night
  • さんをお座敷にお通しして ⇨ Please take the guests to the guest room
  • 通りには沢山立ち並んでいる ⇨ There are a lot of stores lining up on the street
  • 彼女針穴に通した ⇨ She ran a thread through a needle hole
  • 余り馬鹿らしさに怒りを通り越してれた ⇨ I went beyond anger and just felt numb by the incredible stupidity
  • 通りを挟んかい ⇨ Across from the street
  • いつも思った通りにはかない ⇨ Things don’t always go as you want
  • 文通相手 ⇨ A pen pal
  • 最初から順番通りに読んかないとからなくなる ⇨ You will lose the storyline If you don’t read it in order from the beginning
  • 通りがかりの水飛沫ばした ⇨ A passing car splashed water
  • は普通混んだ時間ける ⇨ I usually avoid busy hours
  • 通行人にたった ⇨ A stray bullet hit someone who happened to pass by
  • 部屋はこの通路の一番奥だ ⇨ His room is at the very end of this hallway
  • 死体見つかったと警察に通報が有った ⇨ There was a 911 call to the police that a dead body was found in the forest
  • われた通りにしなさい ⇨ Do as you were told