文通
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 文 | 通 |
| ぶん Grade: 1 | つう Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
Noun
文通 (hiragana ぶんつう, rōmaji buntsū)
- correspondence (reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially by letters)
Verb
文通する (suru conjugation, hiragana ぶんつうする, rōmaji buntsū suru)
- correspond (To exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "文通する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 文通し | ぶんつうし | buntsū shi | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 文通し | ぶんつうし | buntsū shi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 文通する | ぶんつうする | buntsū suru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 文通する | ぶんつうする | buntsū suru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 文通すれ | ぶんつうすれ | buntsū sure | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 文通せよ¹ 文通しろ² | ぶんつうせよ¹ ぶんつうしろ² | buntsū seyo¹ buntsū shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 文通される | ぶんつうされる | buntsū sareru | |
| Causative | 文通させる 文通さす | ぶんつうさせる ぶんつうさす | buntsū saseru buntsū sasu | |
| Potential | 文通できる | ぶんつうできる | buntsū dekiru | |
| Volitional | 文通しよう | ぶんつうしよう | buntsū shiyō | |
| Negative | 文通しない | ぶんつうしない | buntsū shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 文通せず | ぶんつうせず | buntsū sezu | |
| Formal | 文通します | ぶんつうします | buntsū shimasu | |
| Perfective | 文通した | ぶんつうした | buntsū shita | |
| Conjunctive | 文通して | ぶんつうして | buntsū shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 文通すれば | ぶんつうすれば | buntsū sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||