► 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:
- 彼等は夜通し酒を飲んだ ⇨ They kept drinking throughout the night
- お客さんをお座敷にお通しして ⇨ Please take the guests to the guest room
- 通りには沢山の店が立ち並んでいる ⇨ There are a lot of stores lining up on the street
- 彼女は糸を針穴に通した ⇨ She ran a thread through a needle hole
- 余りの馬鹿らしさに怒りを通り越して呆れた ⇨ I went beyond anger and just felt numb by the incredible stupidity
- 通りを挟んだ向かい側 ⇨ Across from the street
- いつも思った通りには行かない ⇨ 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で行かないと話が分からなくなる ⇨ You will lose the storyline If you don’t read it in order from the beginning
- 通りがかりの車が水飛沫を飛ばした ⇨ A passing car splashed water
- 私は普通混んだ時間を避ける ⇨ I usually avoid busy hours
- 通行人に流れ弾が当たった ⇨ A stray bullet hit someone who happened to pass by
- 彼の部屋はこの通路の一番奥だ ⇨ His room is at the very end of this hallway
- 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
- 言われた通りにしなさい ⇨ Do as you were told