Vocab Info

N4 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

通用(つうよう)popular use, circulation, to pass as

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      (common) use (of a language, currency, etc.), current use, circulation, currency, validity (e.g. of a ticket)

    2. Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking), to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to apply, to be valid, to pass (for), to do well, to get by

    3. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      going in and out, entrance and exit

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    通用 【つうよう】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 3,300

    Examples

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      (わたし)日本語(にほんご)(まった)通用(つうよう)しなくてガッカリした。

      I was disappointed that my Japanese did not pass through at all.

      • N4

      「すみません、この(くに)ではユーロが通用(つうよう)しますか?」

      'Excuse me, is the Euro acceptable in this country?'

      • N4

      日本(にほん)(くるま)(かん)する技術(ぎじゅつ)世界(せかい)にも通用(つうよう)すると()えるだろう。

      It can be said that Japan's car-related technology is world-class.

      • N4

      教科書(きょうかしょ)(なら)っただけの(ぼく)英語(えいご)は、本場(ほんば)のイギリスでは(まった)通用(つうよう)しませんでした。

      My English, which I had only learned from textbooks, did not work at all in England itself.

      • N3

      あんな稚拙(ちせつ)()(わけ)通用(つうよう)すると(おも)っているなんて、(かれ)には本当(ほんとう)(あき)れてしまうよ…。

      I'm really appalled that he thinks such a poor excuse will pass...

      • N3
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