通暁

通暁

See also: 通曉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
通	暁
つう Grade: 2	ぎょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 通曉 (thuwng xew^X, 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)

1. 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)

1. to be well versed in something, to be thoroughly acquainted with something

   教 (きょう)授 (じゅ)は日 (に)本 (ほん)の文 (ぶん)化 (か)に通 (つう)暁 (ぎょう)している。

   Kyōju wa nihon no bunka ni tsūgyō shite iru.

   The professor is well versed in Japanese culture.

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN