通つう用よう

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

common use; circulation; validity

Refers to something being in common, accepted use: a language, currency, ticket, or custom. Often used in formal or explanatory contexts.

この地ち域いきではまだ古ふるい通つう貨かが通つう用ようしている。
The old currency is still in circulation in this region.

その

切きっ

符ぷ

は

明日あした

まで

通つう

用よう

し

ます

。

That ticket is valid until tomorrow.

noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

be accepted; work; hold true

Used when an idea, excuse, method, or theory is accepted as valid or effective in a given context. Often appears in negative or conditional forms.

そんな言いい訳わけは世せ間けんでは通つう用ようしない。
Such an excuse won't be accepted in society.
このルールはすべての場ば合あいに通つう用ようするわけではない。
This rule does not hold true in all cases.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

coming and going; entrance and exit

Rare standalone use; mainly appears in compounds like 通用口 (service entrance) or 通用門 (side gate). The verb form 通用する for this sense is uncommon.

Kanji

通traffic, pass through, avenue
用utilize, business, service

Similar words

流りゅう通つう
流通 focuses on distribution and circulation of goods or information through a system, while 通用 emphasizes common acceptance or validity in a social context.
有ゆう効こう
有効 means 'effective' or 'valid' in a functional sense (e.g., a valid passport), whereas 通用 implies being in common use or socially accepted.

Etymology

Compound of 通 (つう, 'pass through') and 用 (よう, 'use'). The meaning 'common use' developed from the idea of something passing through and being used widely.