Vocab Info

N1 る-verb, Intransitive verb

通(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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

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

      2. 2.

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

      3. 3.

        to be understood, to be comprehended

      4. 4.

        to be honored, to be good

      5. 5.

        to be well versed in, to be well-informed

      6. 6.

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

      7. 7.

        to form a liaison, to be intimate

      8. 8.

        to spread widely, to disseminate

    All Forms

    通じる 【つうじる】

    Details

      • つ

      • う

      • じ

      • る

    • Frequency

      Dictionary Top 1,700

    Examples

    --:--

    • この山道(さんどう)は山頂(さんちょう)に通(つう)じています。

      This trail leads straight to the summit.

      • N1
    • 田舎(いなか)には鉄道(てつどう)が通(つう)じていない地域(ちいき)がある。

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

      • N1
    • 回線(かいせん)が混(こ)み合(あ)っていて電話(でんわ)がなかなか通(つう)じません。

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

      • N1
    • 冗談(じょうだん)が通(つう)じないとあって、彼女(かのじょ)とはなかなか会話(かいわ)が弾(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)が通(つう)じないとしても、身振(みぶ)りや表情(ひょうじょう)で気持(きも)ちが通(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
    • Get more example sentences!

      Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

    Self-Study Sentences

    Study your own way!

    Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.