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. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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