How do you read 通事?

通事 is read つうじ (tsuuji), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

What JLPT level is 通事?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 通事 in romaji?

通事 is written tsuuji in romaji, also spelled tsuji.

What kanji are in 通事?

通 (Traffic, Pass Through); 事 (Matter, Thing).

通事つうじ

つうじ · tsuuji (also spelled tsuji)

noun

Interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period), interpretation

Other ways to say “interpreter” in Japanese →

Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

通Traffic, Pass Through, Avenue 音つう・つ訓とお.る・とお.り JLPT N4 · 10 strokes 事Matter, Thing, Fact 音じ・ず訓こと・つか.う JLPT N4 · 8 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

通うかようto go back and forth; to commute 通過つうかpassage through, passing 通貨つうかcurrency 通学つうがくcommuting to school 通勤つうきんcommuting to work 通行つうこうpassage, passing 事ことthing(s), matter(s), fact 仕事しごとwork, job, occupation, employment

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What does 通事 mean?

Interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period), interpretation.

How do you pronounce 通事?

つうじ (tsuuji). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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