通勤

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
(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

    • (Tokyo) うきん [tsùúkíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝːkʲĩɴ]

    Noun

    (つう)(きん) (tsūkin) 

    1. commuting to work

    Verb

    (つう)(きん)する (tsūkin suru) intransitive 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. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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