通じる|つうじるtsuujiru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be understood; to be comprehended
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be honored; to be good
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be well versed in; to be well-informed
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto form a liaison; to be intimate
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto spread widely; to disseminate
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 通じる（つうじる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 通じます（つうじます） |
| Negative (nai) | 通じない（つうじない） |
| polite (masen) | 通じません（つうじません） |
| classical zu / nu | 通じず・通じぬ（つうじず・つうじぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 通じた（つうじた） |
| polite (mashita) | 通じました（つうじました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 通じなかった（つうじなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 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） |
| Causative passive | 通じさせられる（つうじさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 通じれば（つうじれば） |
| tara | 通じたら（つうじたら） |
| Volitional | 通じよう（つうじよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 通じましょう（つうじましょう） |
| Imperative | 通じろ（つうじろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym通るとおるNeutralFor passing or going through (「道を通る」), and for an opinion being accepted; 「通じる」 centers on connection and communication.
- Synonym通用つうようNeutralFor being valid or accepted (「世界で通用する」), often of standards or abilities being recognized.
- SynonymわかるNeutralFor understanding or getting it (「意味が分かる」); the most common choice in everyday speech.
- Synonym通ずるつうずるWrittenAn older form of 「通じる」 with the same meaning, but with a stronger written/formal prose flavor.
- Related理解りかいNeutralFor understanding (「内容を理解する」), stressing mental grasp; 「通じる」 stresses one's words being understood by the other person.
- Related解するかいするWrittenA written/formal word for understanding or grasping (「冗談を解する」).
- Antonym途絶えるとだえるNeutralFor contact or ties being interrupted or cut off (「連絡が途絶える」), the opposite of 「通じる」's sense of connection.
- Antonym通じないNeutralFor words not getting through or something not working (「言葉が通じない」); the direct opposite of 「通じる」.
Use 「通じる」 for roads connecting, phones getting through, or your words being understood. For your own understanding use 「分かる」 or 「理解」; for being valid or accepted, 「通用」. Say 「通じない」 when words don't get through, 「途絶える」 when contact is cut off.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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