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 xewX, literally “through, thorough + understand”). Compare modern Cantonese 通曉／通晓 (tung1 hiu2, “to thoroughly understand”).

Pronunciation

Noun

通(つう)暁(ぎょう) • (tsūgyō) ←つうげう (tūgeu)?

  1. thorough knowledge of something

Verb

通(つう)暁(ぎょう)する • (tsūgyō suru) ←つうげう (tūgeu)? 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))

  1. 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
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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