通暁

See also: 通曉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
通	暁
つう Grade: 2	ぎょう Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
通曉 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 通曉／通晓 (thuwng xew^X, literally “through, thorough + understand”). Compare modern Cantonese 通曉／通晓 (tung¹ hiu², “to thoroughly understand”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) つうぎょー [tsùúgyóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝːɡʲo̞ː]

Noun

通(つう)暁(ぎょう) • (tsūgyō) ^{←つうげう (tuugeu)^?}

thorough knowledge of something

Verb

通(つう)暁(ぎょう)する • (tsūgyō suru) ^{←つうげう (tuugeu)^?}intransitive suru (stem 通(つう)暁(ぎょう)し (tsūgyō shi), past 通(つう)暁(ぎょう)した (tsūgyō shita))

to be well versed in something, to be thoroughly acquainted with something
教授(きょうじゅ)は日本(にほん)の文化(ぶんか)に通暁(つうぎょう)している。
Kyōju wa nihon no bunka ni tsūgyō shite iru.
The professor is well versed in Japanese culture.

References

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

[NHK-1] 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

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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