Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 音信不通(おんしんふつう) in Japanese

音信不通
Kana Reading
おんしんふつう, いんしんふつう
Romaji
onshinfutsū, inshinfutsū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
    Example sentence
    もし音信不通になったら警察に連絡してね。 If I drop out of contact, let the police know, OK?

Examples of 音信不通, おんしんふつう, いんしんふつう in a sentence

  • もし音信不通になったら警察に連絡してね。

    If I drop out of contact, let the police know, OK?

  • ４年以上も音信不通だったんだよ。

    I haven't heard a word from them in over four years.

Kanji in this word

音 JLPT 4

9 strokes

sound, noise

On'Yomi: オン, イン, -ノン

Kun'Yomi: おと, ね

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信 JLPT 3

9 strokes

faith, truth, fidelity, trust

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi:

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不 JLPT 4

4 strokes

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

On'Yomi: フ, ブ

Kun'Yomi:

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通 JLPT 4

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

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