noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
General communication or correspondence between people or organizations. As 通信する, it often sounds somewhat formal or practical rather than casual conversation.
彼は海外の研究者と長年通信していた。
He corresponded for many years with researchers overseas.
この大学には通信で学べる課程がある。
This university has a program that can be studied by correspondence.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
transmission; signal; telecommunications
Used for the sending and receiving of data, signals, voice, or other information through networks, radio, phones, satellites, and similar systems.
スマートフォンが基地局と通信している。
The smartphone is communicating with a base station.
トンネルに入ると通信が途切れた。
The signal was cut off when we entered the tunnel.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
Journalistic use for a report or dispatch sent from a correspondent or news source; now mainly seen in formal reporting contexts or compounds such as 通信社.
戦地からの通信が新聞に掲載された。
A dispatch from the war zone was printed in the newspaper.