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不通 (ふつう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
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).
地じ
震しん
の
後あと
、
電でん
話わ
が
不ふ
通つう
に
なっ
た
。
After the earthquake, the phone lines went down.
Kanji 通 traffic, pass through, avenue Similar words 停てい 止し 停止 is a general term for stopping or halting something, often used for machines, movements, or services. 不通 specifically implies a connection or passage being cut off, making it unavailable.
中ちゅう 断だん 中断 means interruption with an expectation of resumption, and can be used for activities, broadcasts, or processes. 不通 is more about a state of being impassable or disconnected, especially for infrastructure.
Etymology Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') and 通 (tsū, 'pass through, communicate'). The reading ふつう is a regular on'yomi combination.
