Vocab Info
N4 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
通用popular use, circulation, to pass as
Dictionary Definition
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1.
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.), current use, circulation, currency, validity (e.g. of a ticket)
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
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3.
going in and out, entrance and exit
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通用 【つうよう】
Common・Uncommon
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う
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う
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私の日本語が全く通用しなくてガッカリした。
I was disappointed that my Japanese did not pass through at all.
「すみません、この国ではユーロが通用しますか?」
'Excuse me, is the Euro acceptable in this country?'
日本の車に関する技術は世界にも通用すると言えるだろう。
It can be said that Japan's car-related technology is world-class.
教科書で習っただけの僕の英語は、本場のイギリスでは全く通用しませんでした。
My English, which I had only learned from textbooks, did not work at all in England itself.
あんな稚拙な言い訳が通用すると思っているなんて、彼には本当に呆れてしまうよ…。
I'm really appalled that he thinks such a poor excuse will pass...
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