► 名詞
通 [(1)つう] meaning: expert rank: 2
☆ 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 ⇨ 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:
- 通俗的な表現を使った詞 ⇨ A poem written with popular, common, plain, expressions, language
- 普通のやり方 ⇨ A common method
- 彼は通算200勝を挙げた ⇨ He won total 200 games in his career
- 必要事項は前記の通りです ⇨ The requirements are as mentioned above
- その問題は現代の社会にも通じるものが有る ⇨ That issue has something in common with, is relevant to, the today’s society
- 意図は良かったけれど、実践はその通りにならなかった ⇨ Even though the idea was good, the practice didn’t match it
- 彼は頭でっかちで融通が利かない ⇨ His head is too heavy, he is all theories and not very flexible, practical
- この道は大通りに通じている ⇨ This road is connected to the main street
- 彼と彼女は仕事を通じて知り合った ⇨ He and she got to know each other through work
- 文頭に書いた通り… ⇨ As I wrote earlier …
- 議論を通して物事を決めるのが民主主義の常道だ ⇨ Decide on things through discussion, that is the way democracy should be
- 大韓民国は韓国と通称されている ⇨ 大韓民国 is commonly called 韓国
- 通常「殆ど」には否定表現が呼応する ⇨ Usually 「殆ど」will be followed by, paired with, a negation
- 道は人が一人やっと通れる細さだ ⇨ The path is so narrow only one person can barely pass
- 一緒に仕事をしているうちに二人は情が通じるようになった ⇨ As the two had worked together they developed feelings for each other