通じる — Nihongo

Word · 単語

通じる

Reading つうじる

to be open (to traffic)

1 to be open (to traffic), to lead (to), to connect (to), to run (from, between; e.g. bus service), to extend (up to), to go (to), to reach
2 to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.), to pass (through), to get through (e.g. of a signal), to connect (e.g. of a call), to work (of a phone line)
3 to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.), to be understood (by), to be comprehended, to get across (e.g. of an idea)
4 to be well versed (in), to be proficient (in), to know a lot (about), to be familiar (with) — oft. as 通じている
5 to be widespread, to be commonly known, to be prevalent
6 to have an effect, to work, to be on par (with)
7 to communicate secretly (with the enemy), to conspire (with), to betray
8 to have an affair (with), to have an illicit relationship, to be intimate (with)
9 to be relevant (to), to concern
10 to have bowel movement, to (be able to) defacate
11 to convey (an intention, feeling, etc.), to get (something) across, to communicate, to make (someone) understand
12 to give out (e.g. a business card), to hand out (a name card) — oft. as 刺を～
13 to do via (something), to go through (someone), to do by using — as ...を通じて
14 to span the entirety (of), to concern (all of), to extend (all across) — as ...を通じて

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例文 · examples

電話が通じません。

The telephone doesn't work.

sense 2 · to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.)
私の英語は通じなかった。

I could not make myself understood in English.

sense 3 · to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.)
彼は外国事情に通じている。

He is well versed in foreign affairs.

sense 4 · to be well versed (in)
私の中国語は通じなかった。

My Chinese did not pass.

sense 3 · to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.)
英語で話が通じますか。

Can you make yourself understood in English?

sense 3 · to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.)