(つう)じる

つうじる
ichidan verb, intransitive
to lead to, to be understood, to be connected
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(つう)じる(つう)じない
Present polite(つう)じます(つう)じません
Past(つう)じた(つう)じなかった
Past polite(つう)じました(つう)じませんでした
て form(つう)じて(つう)じなくて
ている present(つう)じている(つう)じていない
ている polite(つう)じています(つう)じていません
ている past(つう)じていた(つう)じていなかった
ている past polite(つう)じていました(つう)じていませんでした
Conditional ば(つう)じれば(つう)じなければ
Conditional たら(つう)じたら(つう)じなかったら
Volitional(つう)じよう
Volitional polite(つう)じましょう
Potential(つう)じられる(つう)じられない
Passive(つう)じられる(つう)じられない
Causative(つう)じさせる(つう)じさせない
Imperative(つう)じろ(つう)じるな
1. to lead to, to connect to
To provide access or connection to a place.
この(みち)(えき)(つう)じている。
This road leads to the station.
電話(でんわ)やっと(つう)じた。
The call finally got through.
この(みち)(うみ)まで(つう)じている。
This road leads all the way to the sea.
2. to be understood, to get through
For communication to be successful.
英語(えいご)(つう)じる。
English is understood (here).
冗談(じょうだん)(つう)じない(ひと)だ。
He's someone who doesn't get jokes.
言葉(ことば)(つう)じなくて(こま)った
I had trouble because I couldn't make myself understood.
3. to be well-versed in
To have deep knowledge of something.
音楽(おんがく)(つう)じている。
To be well-versed in music.
Let's ask someone who is knowledgeable in this field.
He is well-versed in Japanese history.

(つう)じる is an intransitive ichidan verb with three main meanings: "to lead to," "to be understood," and "to be well-versed in."

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive)

SENSE 1 - CONNECTION:

  • この(みち)(えき)(つう)じている: This road leads to the station
  • 電話(でんわ)(つう)じる: The call gets through

SENSE 2 - COMMUNICATION:

  • 英語(えいご)(つう)じる: English is understood
  • (はなし)(つう)じない: We can't communicate

SENSE 3 - EXPERTISE:

  • 音楽(おんがく)(つう)じている: to be well-versed in music
  • その分野(ぶんや)(つう)じた(ひと): an expert in that field

VARIANT: (つう)ずる is an older form with the same meaning.

ASPECT (ている):

  • (つう)じている: leads to / is connected to (sense 1, resultative state); is well-versed in (sense 3, stative)
  • Note: For sense 1, the ている form describes the current state of being connected, not an ongoing process. Roads, phone lines, and passageways are described with (つう)じている, not the plain form. For sense 3 (expertise), (つう)じている is the standard form for describing someone's knowledge; the plain form is rarely used in this meaning. The past-participle-like form (つう)じた also modifies nouns to mean "knowledgeable in": 音楽(おんがく)(つう)じた(ひと) (a person well-versed in music).