通航|つうこうtsuukou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbnavigation; sailing
Conjugation
Dictionary form通航する(つうこうする)
Polite (masu)通航します(つうこうします)
Negative (nai)通航しない(つうこうしない)
polite (masen)通航しません(つうこうしません)
classical zu / nu通航せず・通航せぬ(つうこうせず・つうこうせぬ)
Past (ta)通航した(つうこうした)
polite (mashita)通航しました(つうこうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)通航しなかった(つうこうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)通航しませんでした(つうこうしませんでした)
Te form通航して(つうこうして)
Potential通航できる(つうこうできる)
Passive通航される(つうこうされる)
Causative通航させる(つうこうさせる)
Causative passive通航させられる(つうこうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)通航すれば(つうこうすれば)
tara通航したら(つうこうしたら)
Volitional通航しよう(つうこうしよう)
polite (mashou)通航しましょう(つうこうしましょう)
Imperative通航しろ(つうこうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym航海こうかいNeutralNeutral. A voyage on the sea, as in 「大航海時代」; it is limited to the sea, while 「通航」 stresses ships passing through a waterway or body of water.
  • Synonym航行こうこうNeutralNeutral. The most general word: ships or aircraft moving along a route, while 「通航」 centers on passage through a waterway.
  • Related帆走はんそうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Sailing under sail, powered by the wind; 「通航」 is not restricted to any means of propulsion.
  • Related航走こうそうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A ship traveling over the water; somewhat technical and little used.
  • Related舟航しゅうこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Traveling by boat on the water; very rare — say 「航行」 in everyday speech.
  • Related進航しんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A ship advancing along its course; very rare — say 「航行」 in everyday speech.
  • Related航するこうするWrittenWritten/formal prose. To voyage; found mostly in classical writing — modern usage prefers 「航行する」.

For ships in general, say 「航行」; for sailing on the sea, 「航海」. 「通航」 is for vessels passing through a waterway, as in 「通航禁止」 or 「海峡を通航する」. The other words are rare written terms.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 船舶せんぱくが通行つうこうすること。
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