疎そ通つう

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疎通する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	疎そ通つうする	疎そ通つうしない
Polite	疎そ通つうします	疎そ通つうしません
Past polite	疎そ通つうしました	疎そ通つうしませんでした
Past	疎そ通つうした	疎そ通つうしなかった
Te-form	疎そ通つうして	疎そ通つうしないで
Desire	疎そ通つうしたい	疎そ通つうしたくない
Potential	疎そ通つうできる	疎そ通つうできない
Passive	疎そ通つうされる	疎そ通つうされない
Causative	疎そ通つうさせる	疎そ通つうさせない
Causative passive	疎そ通つうさせられる	疎そ通つうさせられない
Volitional	疎そ通つうしよう
Polite volitional	疎そ通つうしましょう
Imperative	疎そ通つうしろ	疎そ通つうするな
Conditional	疎そ通つうすれば	疎そ通つうしなければ
Tara conditional	疎そ通つうしたら	疎そ通つうしなかったら

Meanings

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

mutual understanding; communication

Refers to smooth exchange of ideas, feelings, or information between people. Often used in phrases like 意思疎通 (mutual understanding) or 疎通を図る (try to establish communication).

チーム内ないの意い思し疎そ通つうがうまくいっていない。
Communication within the team isn't going well.
言こと葉ばの壁かべがあっても、ある程てい度どの疎そ通つうは可か能のうだ。
Even with a language barrier, some degree of mutual understanding is possible.

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

passing without obstruction

Rare, literal sense: something (e.g., water, traffic) flowing through smoothly. Mostly found in technical or older texts; the communication sense is far more common.

このパイプは詰つまりがなく、水みずの疎そ通つうが良よい。
This pipe is clear and allows water to pass through smoothly.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と疎そ通つうを図はかるto try to establish communication/mutual understanding with someone
上じょう司しは部ぶ下かと疎そ通つうを図はかるよう努つとめている。
The boss is making an effort to communicate well with his subordinates.
疎そ通つうが取とれるto be able to communicate/understand each other
言こと葉ばの壁かべがあっても、身み振ぶりで疎そ通つうが取とれた。
Even with the language barrier, we managed to communicate through gestures.
疎そ通つうに支し障しょうが出でるfor communication to be hindered/impaired
通つう訳やくがいないと疎そ通つうに支し障しょうが出でる。
Without an interpreter, communication becomes difficult.

Expressions

意い思しの疎そ通つうmutual understanding; communication

Kanji

疎alienate, rough, neglect
通traffic, pass through, avenue
疏pass through, note, commentary

Related words

コミュニケーションN3sense 1
疎通 emphasizes smooth, unobstructed exchange of ideas between people, while コミュニケーション is a broader, more casual loanword covering any form of communication.
伝でん達たつN1sense 1
伝達 focuses on conveying information from one side to another, whereas 疎通 stresses mutual, two-way understanding.
理り解かいN3sense 1
理解 describes the resulting state of comprehension, while 疎通 describes the process of ideas flowing smoothly between people.
意い思し疎そ通つう
疎通 alone means the same 'communication/understanding' but is rarely used by itself, whereas 意思疎通 is the standard compound learners should use.

Opposites

断だん絶ぜつN1sense 1
断絶 means a severing or breakdown of relations or communication, the opposite of the smooth flow implied by 疎通.

Don't confuse with

疎そ遠えんN1sense 1
疎遠 shares the kanji 疎 with 疎通 and also concerns relationships, but it means becoming distant or estranged, the reverse of 疎通's smooth mutual understanding.

Word family

意い思し疎そ通つう
mutual communication; coming to an understanding
疎そ通つう確かく認にん
connectivity test; connection check

Written forms

疎そ通つうUsage99%
Standard modern spelling. The first kanji 疎 means 'sparse' or 'distant', and 通 means 'pass through' or 'communicate'.
疏そ通つうUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 疏 is an older variant of 疎.

Etymology

Composed of 疎 (sparse, distant, unobstructed) and 通 (pass through, communicate). The combination originally meant 'to pass through without obstruction' and later extended to smooth interpersonal communication.