通信

Chinese

 
go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
 
letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
simp. and trad.
(通信)

Pronunciation


Verb

通信

  1. to correspond (communicate by exchanging letters); to communicate

Noun

通信

  1. correspondence (communication by exchanging letters); communication

Derived terms

  • 通信衛星通信卫星
  • 通信賽通信赛
  • 通信錄通信录

Japanese

Kanji in this term
つう
Grade: 2
しん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From Sinitic 通信.

Pronunciation

Noun

通信 (hiragana つうしん, rōmaji tsūshin)

  1. communication
     () (こう) ()からの (つう) (しん) ()れた。
    Hikōki kara no tsūshin ga kireta.
    We've lost communication with the airplane.
  2. correspondence
  3. news

Compounds

Verb

通信する (transitive, hiragana つうしんする, rōmaji tsūshin suru)

  1. to communicate (generally using an electronic device)

Conjugation

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
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

通信 (tongsin) (hangeul 통신)

  1. Hanja form? of 통신 (communication).
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