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Meaning of 通勤 in Japanese
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通勤JLPT 2
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Kana Readingつうきん
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Romajitsūkin
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- commuting to work
- Example sentence
- 仕事は８時間するとして、なんか通勤３時間の間も仕事をしているようで、しかしお金は出ず、もったいないな。 Say that work is 8 hours, it feels like the three hour commute time is also work but you don't get any money for it. What a waste.
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Examples of 通勤, つうきん in a sentence
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仕事は８時間するとして、なんか通勤３時間の間も仕事をしているようで、しかしお金は出ず、もったいないな。
Say that work is 8 hours, it feels like the three hour commute time is also work but you don't get any money for it. What a waste.
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I tried cycling to work for a while but I didn't take to it.
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My father does not always walk to work.
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He has sold his car, so he goes to the office by train.
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He commutes from Yokohama to Tokyo by train.
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He cannot avoid traveling to work during the rush hours.
Kanji in this word
12 strokes
diligence, become employed, serve
On'Yomi: キン, ゴン
Kun'Yomi: つと.める, -づと.め, つと.まる, いそ.しむ
10 strokes
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
On'Yomi: ツウ, ツ
Kun'Yomi: とお.る, とお.り, -とお.り, -どお.り, とお.す, とお.し, -どお.し, かよ.う