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Japanese
Alternative spelling
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通曉 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From Middle Chinese compound 通曉/通晓 (thuwng xewX, literally “through, thorough + understand”). Compare modern Cantonese 通曉/通晓 (tung1 hiu2, “to thoroughly understand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
通暁 • (tsūgyō) ←つうげう (tuugeu)?
- thorough knowledge of something
Verb
通暁する • (tsūgyō suru) ←つうげう (tuugeu)?intransitive suru (stem 通暁し (tsūgyō shi), past 通暁した (tsūgyō shita))
- to be well versed in something, to be thoroughly acquainted with something
- 教授は日本の文化に通暁している。
- 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 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN