JLPT N3 · Verb

通じる (tsuujiru)

通じる (つうじる, tsuujiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be open (to traffic); to lead (to)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つうじる
Romaji: tsuujiru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to connect (to); to run (from, between; e.g. bus service); to extend (up to) · ichidan verb, intransitive
to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to get through (e.g. of a signal); to connect (e.g. of a call); to work (of a phone line) · ichidan verb, transitive, intransitive
to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be comprehended; to get across (e.g. of an idea) · ichidan verb, intransitive
to be well versed (in); to be proficient (in); to know a lot (about); to be familiar (with) · ichidan verb, intransitive · oft. as 通じている
to be widespread; to be commonly known; to be prevalent · ichidan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

その道は駅に通じている。

This road leads to the station.

Tatoeba #207429

このドアは書斎に通じている。

This door leads to the study.

Tatoeba #223480

この辺にはガスが通じてますか。

Is gas available in this neighborhood?

Tatoeba #219879

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 通じる

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	通じる	つうじる tsuujiru
Polite (~masu)	通じます	つうじます tsuujimasu
Negative	通じない	つうじない tsuujinai
Polite negative	通じません	つうじません tsuujimasen
Past	通じた	つうじた tsuujita
Polite past	通じました	つうじました tsuujimashita
Negative past	通じなかった	つうじなかった tsuujinakatta
Te-form	通じて	つうじて tsuujite
Potential	通じられる	つうじられる tsuujirareru
Passive	通じられる	つうじられる tsuujirareru
Causative	通じさせる	つうじさせる tsuujisaseru
Volitional	通じよう	つうじよう tsuujiyou
Imperative	通じろ	つうじろ tsuujiro
Conditional (~ba)	通じれば	つうじれば tsuujireba

Kanji in 通じる

通

traffic, pass through, avenueツウ・ツ・とお.る・とお.り · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 通じる.

通るとおるto go by通うかようto go to and from (a place)交通こうつうtraffic通りとおりstreet普通ふつうnormal共通きょうつうcommon通過つうかpassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.)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 (of people or vehicles)通信つうしんcorrespondence通訳つうやくinterpretation (i.e. oral translation)通すとおすto let pass

Source: JMdict entry 1432880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.