通じる
つうじる
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with); to flow (liquid, current)
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)- to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
- to be understood; to be comprehended
- to be honored; to be good
- to be well versed in; to be well-informed
All 8 meanings
- to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
- to form a liaison; to be intimate
- to spread widely; to disseminate
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 通じるつうじる | 通じますつうじます |
| Negative | 通じないつうじない | 通じませんつうじません |
| Past | 通じたつうじた | 通じましたつうじました |
| Past negative | 通じなかったつうじなかった | 通じませんでしたつうじませんでした |
| Te-form | 通じてつうじて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 通じられるつうじられる |
| Passive | 通じられるつうじられる |
| Causative | 通じさせるつうじさせる |
| Volitional | 通じようつうじよう |
| Imperative | 通じろつうじろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 通じればつうじれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 通じたらつうじたら |
Example sentences
電話が通じません。
The telephone doesn't work.
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None of the telephones are working.
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I could make myself understood in English.
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Can you make yourself understood in English?
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He is learned in Russian.
More examples (10)
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I could not make myself understood in English.
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This road leads to the station.
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He is well acquainted with history as a whole.
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Modern music is familiar to him.
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He is well versed in foreign affairs.
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My Chinese did not pass.
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I couldn't make myself understood in a foreign country.
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The path led to the village.
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Is this the street leading to the station?
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This road leads to Hong Kong.