不通
Meanings
1
suspension; interruption; stoppage
Refers to a service, communication, or transport being down or cut off, often due to an accident, disaster, or technical issue. Commonly used in compound nouns like 交通不通 (traffic stoppage) or 電話不通 (phone line down).
The railway was suspended due to heavy snow.
After the earthquake, the phone lines went down.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が不通になるfor a service or connection to become suspended
The trains were suspended due to heavy snow.
- 〈場所〉との連絡が不通になるfor communication with a place to be cut off
The earthquake cut off communication with the disaster area.
- 不通が続くfor a suspension or outage to continue
This section of the line is still out of service.