通事

Chinese

 
go through; know well; to connect
go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
 
matter; thing; item
matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (通事)
simp. #(通事)

Pronunciation


Noun

通事

  1. (archaic, historical) translator; interpreter; linguist

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (通事):
  • Japanese: (つう)() (tsūji)
  • Korean: 통사(通事) (tongsa)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
つう
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
通詞
通辞

Pronunciation

Noun

(つう)() • (tsūji) 

  1. interpreter (especially a court interpreter, especially of Dutch or Chinese during the Edo period)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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