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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 通用

    通用

    通つう用よう

    (common) use (of a language, currency, etc.)

    N2KMT9News #32+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab15 strokes

    つうよう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    (common) use (of a language, currency, etc.), current use, circulation, currency, validity (e.g. of a ticket)
    2.
    to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking), to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to apply, to be valid, to pass (for), to do well, to get by
    3.
    going in and out, entrance and exit

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    この切きっ符ぷは今きょ日うまで通つう用ようする。

    This ticket is valid until today.

    KMT7Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    この通つう貨かは、世せか界い中じゅうで通つう用ようする。

    This currency is accepted all over the world.

    KMT8Business & FinanceTravel & Transportation
    その言いい訳わけはもう通つう用ようしない。

    That excuse won't work anymore.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの英えい語ごは、海かい外がいでも十じゅう分ぶんに通つう用ようするレベルだ。

    His English is at a level that is perfectly acceptable even overseas.

    KMT9EducationTravel & Transportation
    彼かれの理り論ろんは、学がく術じゅつ界かいではもはや通つう用ようしないとされている。

    His theory is considered no longer valid in academia.

    KMT10EducationScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    通
    とお.る・とお.り・-とお.り・-どお.り・とお.す・とお.し…(8)
    traffic・pass through・avenue・commute・counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
    用
    もち.いる…(2)
    utilize・business・service・use・employ
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