This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

通用

Reading

Kana: つうよう
Romaji: tsuuyou
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Definitions

vs
1

popular use; circulation

vs
2

to pass as

Kanji

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ

Example Sentences

大学生(だいがくせい)として通用(つうよう)します。
➥He passes for a college student.
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この法律(ほうりつ)日本(にっぽん)では通用(つうよう)しない。
➥This law does not apply in Japan.
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彼女(かのじょ)は20(さい)といっても通用(つうよう)する。
➥She could pass for twenty.
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(いま)(かれ)大学生(だいがくせい)として通用(つうよう)する。
➥He still passes as a college student now.
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彼女(かのじょ)にはおべっかは通用(つうよう)しない。
➥She is proof against flattery.
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(なあしゃ)()がり()教養人(きょうようじん)として通用(つうよう)しようとした。
➥The upstart tried to pass for a man of culture.
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