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N1 る-verb, Intransitive verb

(つう)じるto be open (to traffic), to lead to, to communicate (with), to flow (liquid, current), to pass, to get through to, to be understood, to be comprehended, to be honored, to be good, to be well versed in, to be well-informed, to communicate clandestinely, to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy), to form a liaison, to be intimate, to spread widely, to disseminate

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    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to be open (to traffic), to lead to, to communicate (with)

    2. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to flow (liquid, current), to pass, to get through to

    3. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to be understood, to be comprehended

    4. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to be honored, to be good

    5. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      5.

      to be well versed in, to be well-informed

    6. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      6.

      to communicate clandestinely, to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)

    7. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      7.

      to form a liaison, to be intimate

    8. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      8.

      to spread widely, to disseminate

    All Forms

    通じる 【つうじる】

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    Examples

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      この山道(さんどう)山頂(さんちょう)(つう)ています。

      This trail leads straight to the summit.

      • N1

      田舎(いなか)には鉄道(てつどう)(つう)ていない地域(ちいき)がある。

      There are some rural areas where trains don't pass through.

      • N1

      回線(かいせん)()()っていて電話(でんわ)がなかなか(つう)ません。

      The phone lines are busy, and I can’t get through.

      • N1

      冗談(じょうだん)(つう)ないとあって、彼女(かのじょ)とはなかなか会話(かいわ)(はず)まない。

      She doesn’t get jokes, so it’s hard to keep a conversation going.

      • N1

      言葉(ことば)(つう)ないとしても、身振(みぶ)りや表情(ひょうじょう)気持(きも)ちが(つう)じることもあります。

      Even if you don’t speak the same language, you can still understand each other through gestures and facial expressions.

      • N1
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