通暁
See also: 通曉
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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通 | 暁 |
つう Grade: 2 | ぎょう Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese compound 通曉 (thuwng xewX, literally “through, thorough + understand”). Compare modern Cantonese 通曉/通晓 (tung1 hiu2, “to thoroughly understand”).
Pronunciation
- Kan’yōyomi
- (Tokyo) つうぎょー [tsùúgyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝːɡʲo̞ː]
Noun
通暁 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 通曉, hiragana つうぎょう, rōmaji tsūgyō, historical hiragana つうげう)
- thorough knowledge of something
Verb
通暁する (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 通曉する, hiragana つうぎょうする, rōmaji tsūgyō suru, historical hiragana つうげうする)
- to be well versed in something, to be thoroughly acquainted with something
- 教授は日本の文化に通暁している。
- Kyōju wa nihon no bunka ni tsūgyō shite iru.
- The professor is well versed in Japanese culture.
- 教授は日本の文化に通暁している。
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN