融ゆう通ずう

also: ゆうづう · ゆずう

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

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

Meanings

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

lending; financing; loan

Refers to the act of lending money or goods, often in a business or financial context. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

銀ぎん行こうから資し金きんを融ゆう通ずうしてもらった。
We got a loan from the bank.
緊きん急きゅう時じに備そなえて、物ぶっ資しを融ゆう通ずうし合あう協きょう定ていを結むすんだ。
We made an agreement to lend each other supplies in case of emergency.

noun

flexibility; adaptability; versatility

Describes the ability to adapt to situations, think flexibly, or accommodate others' needs. Often used in phrases like 融通が利く (to be flexible) or 融通の利かない (inflexible).

彼かれは融ゆう通ずうの利きかない人ひとだ。
He is an inflexible person.
もう少すこし融ゆう通ずうを利きかせてくれませんか。
Could you be a little more flexible?

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉〉に〈物もの〉〉を融通ゆうずうするto lend someone money or goods
友ゆう人じんに少すこしお金かねを融ゆう通ずうしてもらった。
I had a friend lend me a bit of money.
融通ゆうずうのきかない〈人ひと〉〉an inflexible, unaccommodating person
彼かれは融ゆう通ずうのきかない人ひとで、規き則そくを絶ぜっ対たいに破やぶらない。
He's an inflexible person who never breaks the rules.
融通ゆうずうをつけるto arrange financing or come up with funds
何なんとか融ゆう通ずうをつけて商しょう品ひんを仕し入いれた。
I somehow arranged the funds and bought the goods.

Expressions

融ゆう通ずうが利きくflexible; accommodating

Kanji

融dissolve, melt
通traffic, pass through, avenue

Related words

融ゆう資しN1sense 1
融資 is the standard term for a bank or institution extending a loan, while 融通 more broadly covers lending money or goods, often informally between individuals or businesses.
柔じゅう軟なん性せい sense 2
柔軟性 describes flexibility as a general trait or quality, while 融通 often refers to the practical act of adapting to accommodate a specific situation or person.
貸かし付つけ sense 1
貸付 refers specifically to a formal financial loan, whereas 融通 can mean lending money or goods and also carries the sense of flexible accommodation.
適てき応おう力りょく sense 2
適応力 emphasizes the ability to adjust to new environments or circumstances, while 融通 focuses more on being accommodating or resourceful in dealing with people and situations.
やりくりN1
融通 refers to flexibly lending or adjusting funds between sources, while やりくり refers more broadly to managing what one already has.

Opposites

頑がん固こN2sense 2
頑固 describes someone stubborn and unwilling to change, the opposite of having 融通 (flexibility) in dealing with situations.
硬こう直ちょく sense 2
硬直 means rigidity or inflexibility, contrasting with 融通's sense of adaptability and willingness to accommodate.

Don't confuse with

流りゅう通つうN1
流通 (circulation, distribution of goods) looks similar to 融通 due to the shared 通, but 融通 means lending or flexibility, not distribution.
通つう用ようN2
融通 (flexibility, lending/accommodating money) shares the kanji 通 and a similar sound with 通用, but means adaptability or lending, not common acceptance or validity.

Word family

融ゆう通ずう性せい
flexibility; elasticity
融ゆう通ずう手て形がた
accommodation bill; finance bill
融ゆう通ずう無む碍げ
free and flexible; unfettered; adaptable

Written forms

融通Usage99%
- ゆうずう
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading ゆうずう is the most common modern pronunciation.
- ゆうづう
  Alternate reading with voiced づ; less common but still encountered.
- ゆずう
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
ゆうずうUsage1%
ゆずう
out-dated reading
ゆうづう

Etymology

Composed of 融 (dissolve, melt, blend) and 通 (pass through, communicate). The combination suggests the smooth flow or blending of resources and ideas, giving rise to both financial lending and mental flexibility.