つうよう
通用
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; circulation; currency; validity (e.g. of a ticket)
N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.)•current use•circulation•currency•validity (e.g. of a ticket)
Suru verb, Intransitive verb
to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking)•to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.)•to hold true (e.g. of a theory)•to apply•to be valid•to pass (for)•to do well•to get by
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
going in and out•entrance and exit
Example Sentences
大学生として通用します。
He passes for a college student.
今や彼は大学生として通用する。
He still passes as a college student now.
この法律は日本では通用しない。
This law does not apply in Japan.
彼女は２０歳といっても通用する。
She could pass for twenty.
成り上がり者は教養人として通用しようとした。
The upstart tried to pass for a man of culture.