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])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨːɡʲo̞ː]

Noun

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

1. 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))

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.