通暁

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See also: 通曉

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
つう
Grade: 2
ぎょう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
通曉 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese compound 通曉通晓 (thuwng xewX, literally through, thorough + understand). Compare modern Cantonese 通曉通晓 (tung1 hiu2, “to thoroughly understand”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(つう)(ぎょう) (tsūgyōつうげう (tuugeu)?

  1. thorough knowledge of something

Verb

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(つう)(ぎょう)する (tsūgyō suruつうげう (tuugeu)?intransitive suru (stem (つう)(ぎょう) (tsūgyō shi), past (つう)(ぎょう)した (tsūgyō shita))

  1. to be well versed in something, to be thoroughly acquainted with something
    教授(きょうじゅ)日本(にほん)文化(ぶんか)通暁(つうぎょう)している。
    Kyōju wa nihon no bunka ni tsūgyō shite iru.
    The professor is well versed in Japanese culture.

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN