通勤

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Chinese

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 通勤.

Pronunciation


Verb

通勤

  1. to commute to work

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology

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

Noun

(つう)(きん) (tsūkin

  1. commuting to work

Verb

(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

References

  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