See also: って

Japanese

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Alternative spelling

Etymology

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The conjunctive form of the verb 伝つ (tsutsu).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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つて or ツテ (tsute

  1. connection, pull
    ツテ就職(しゅうしょく)する
    tsute de shūshoku suru
    to get a job by connections

Usage notes

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This term is often spelled in hiragana.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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