Chinese edit

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

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Japanese 通勤.

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

通勤

  1. to commute to work

Synonyms edit

Japanese edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

(つう)(きん) (tsūkin

  1. commuting to work

Verb edit

(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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN