noun, noun, used as a suffix, na-adjective
expert; connoisseur; person in the know
Used for someone deeply knowledgeable about a field, hobby, place, or inside situation. Often follows a noun as a suffix, as in ワイン通 or 事情通.
彼はワイン通として知られている。
He is known as a wine connoisseur.
あの記者は政界通だ。
That reporter is well informed about the political world.
counter for messages and documents
A counter for letters, emails, notices, applications, certificates, and similar written communications or documents.
メールが一通届いた。
One email arrived.
申請書を二通提出してください。
Please submit two copies of the application form.
worldly understanding; tact; insight
Somewhat old-fashioned or literary use for social insight or tact, especially an understanding of delicate relations between men and women.
古い小説では、男女の機微をよく心得た人を「通」と呼ぶことがある。
In older novels, someone who understands the subtleties between men and women may be called a tsū.
supernatural powers; magical powers
Rare as an independent modern noun; mainly recognizable in compounds or religious-style terms referring to extraordinary or supernatural powers.
「神通力」の通は、超自然的な力を表す古い用法を残している。
The tsū in 神通力 preserves an older use referring to supernatural power.
He's a wine connoisseur and often drinks rare wines.
Three letters arrived from her.
通 refers to a true connoisseur with genuine, deep knowledge of something, the opposite of a ミーハー who follows trends superficially without real understanding.
traffic; transportation · communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.) · intercourse
common; shared; mutual · be common to; be shared by · -wide; common to all
mail order; online shopping; e-commerce
notice; notification; report · notification (device); alert
currency
passing through; passing by; transit · passage of a bill; carriage; formal passage through a process · clearing a screening; passing an inspection; getting through a preliminary round; qualification
bowel movement; defecation; evacuation · understanding; quickness to understand; being on the same wavelength
commuting to work; work commute
report; notification; tip · message (in information theory)
distribution; circulation of goods or money · circulation; flow; ventilation
call; telephone call; voice or video call · billing unit for calls; counter for call units
commuting to school; school commute
passage; pathway; aisle
common use; circulation; validity · be accepted; work; hold true · coming and going; entrance and exit
interpretation; oral translation · interpreter
common name; popular name; nickname; alias
passage; passing through; traffic · common usage; widespread use
lead to; be connected to; be open for communication · flow through; pass through; get through · be understood; get across; be comprehensible · be held in honor; have a good reputation; be regarded well · be well versed in; be knowledgeable about; be well-informed · be secretly in contact with; collude with; communicate clandestinely · have an intimate relationship; form a liaison; be sexually involved · spread widely; become widely known; be disseminated
total; sum; aggregate
official notice; notification; announcement
opening; inauguration; going into service · reopening; resumption of service
well-versed; thoroughly knowledgeable; expert
suspension; interruption; stoppage
regular hospital visits; outpatient treatment
notification; official notice; directive · being well versed in; being proficient in
direct connection; through service; nonstop
mutual understanding; communication · passing without obstruction