づて (ズテ)
Zute · ずて — means of making contact, intermediary, go-between; connections, influence, pull, good offices; legend, tradition
Other ways to say “means of making contact” in Japanese →
づて in rōmaji: zute.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
づて
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
伝
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| 読み (Reading) |
ズテ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
*
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
*
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
づて
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| 読み・基本形 |
ズテ
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| 表記・基本形 |
づて
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| 見出し語の読み |
ツテ
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Rarely used in everyday conversation; found in formal or written contexts to mean 'through the good offices of' or 'by way of'.
彼は先輩づてに仕事を紹介してもらった。
Kare wa senpai-zute ni shigoto o shōkai shite moratta.
He got a job introduction through a senior's connections.
この話は古い言い伝えづてに伝わっている。
Kono hanashi wa furui iitsutae-zute ni tsutawatte iru.
This story has been passed down through old legends.
⚖️ Often confused with 'つて' (tsute), but 'づて' is a suffix attached to nouns, while 'つて' is a standalone noun.
づて means “means of making contact, intermediary, go-between; connections, influence, pull, good offices; legend, tradition” — full definition & examples →