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通勤

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Chinese

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go through; know well; to connect
go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
 
diligent; frequent
trad. (通勤)
simp. #(通勤)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 通勤.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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通勤

  1. to commute to work

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
つう
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
通勤 (kyūjitai)

Coined after (かよ) (kayou, to regularly visit) and (つと) (tsutome) or 勤務(きんむ) (kinmu, job, occupation). Kanji shifted to on'yomi in the compound.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(つう)(きん) (tsūkin

  1. commuting to work

Verb

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(つう)(きん)する (tsūkin suruintransitive suru (stem (つう)(きん) (tsūkin shi), past (つう)(きん)した (tsūkin shita))

  1. commute to work, go to work

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN