► 名詞
通 [(1)つう] meaning: expert rank: 2
☆ あいつは通ぶっていて鬱陶しい ⇨ He thinks he is an expert and it is very annoying
☆ 彼はワイン通だ ⇨ He’s a connoisseur of wine
☆ 良いワインは通でなくても分かる ⇨ You can tell good wine even if you’re not an expert
☆ 通好みのジャズバンド (つうごのみ) ⇨ A jazz band loved by connoisseurs
► 接尾辞
通 [(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:
- 毎日の通勤には往復二時間掛かる ⇨ My everyday commute takes 2 hours round-trip
- 文通相手 ⇨ A pen pal
- 彼女が通り掛かると男達が囃し立てた ⇨ The men catcalled when she passed by
- 渋滞を緩和するための交通制限 ⇨ Traffic restrictions in order to reduce congestions
- 彼は敵と通じていた ⇨ He was in cahoots with the enemy
- 彼は一年中同じ服を着通している ⇨ He is wearing the same clothes all year
- 豪雨のため交通が麻痺した ⇨ The transportation has become paralyzed due to severe rain
- 問題解決の見通しが立った ⇨ We’ve come up with a concrete plan to solve the problem
- 彼は車で通勤する ⇨ He commutes by car
- 猫は塀の隙間を通り抜けた ⇨ The cat walked through the gap in the fence
- 通常株価と景気は連動する ⇨ Usually stock prices and economy move together (in the same direction)
- 隣の村までのトンネルが通った ⇨ A tunnel got through to the next village
- 森の中で死体が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
- 薬品は通関するのに時間が掛かる ⇨ It takes time to pass chemicals through the customs
- 警察に通報して！ ⇨ Call the police!