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    3. 通称

    通称

    通つう称しょう

    popular name

    KMT6News #9+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    つうしょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    popular name, common name, nickname, alias

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    彼かれの通つう称しょうは「ボス」です。

    His common name (or nickname) is "Boss".

    KMT5Daily LifeCore Concepts
    その山やまの通つう称しょうは富ふ士じ山さんです。

    The common name for that mountain is Mt. Fuji.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentCore Concepts
    この地ち域いきでは、この橋はしは「めがね橋ばし」の通つう称しょうで親したしまれている。

    In this region, this bridge is affectionately known by the common name "Meganebashi" (Spectacles Bridge).

    KMT6Daily LifeCulture & Traditions
    彼かれは本ほん名みょうではなく、通つう称しょうで活かつ動どうしている。

    He is active under an alias, not his real name.

    KMT7Daily LifeCore Concepts
    歴れき史し上じょうの人じん物ぶつには、通つう称しょうで呼よばれることが多 い。

    Historical figures are often referred to by their common names or aliases.

    KMT7HistoryCulture & Traditions

    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.
    称
    たた.える・とな.える・あ.げる・かな.う・はか.り・はか.る…(3)
    appellation・praise・admire・name・title…(1)
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