不通(ふつう)

ふつう
noun
interruption of service; being cut off
transportationcommunication
1. interruption; suspension of service; being cut off
A state in which a train line, road, or line of communication cannot be used because of an accident, a disaster, or bad weather. Most often said of trains and phone lines.
電車(でんしゃ)が不通(ふつう)になった。
The trains stopped running.
大雪(おおゆき)で道路(どうろ)が不通(ふつう)になっている。
The road is closed because of heavy snow.
地震(じしん)の直後(ちょくご)は電話(でんわ)が不通(ふつう)になり、家族(かぞく)と連絡(れんらく)が取(と)れなかった。
Right after the earthquake the phone lines were down, and I couldn't reach my family.

Common collocations

  • 不通(ふつう)になる: to be cut off, to stop running
  • 全線(ぜんせん)不通(ふつう): the whole line suspended
  • 音信不通(おんしんふつう): out of contact, not heard from
  • 不通区間(ふつうくかん): the section of line that is not running

Watch out

不通(ふつう) is a homophone of 普通(ふつう) (ordinary; local train). In a train announcement, 不通(ふつう) means the line is not running, while 普通(ふつう) is the stopping train. The verb 通(つう)じない says the same thing in everyday speech: 電話(でんわ)が通(つう)じない.

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Added 2026.10.17 22:39 · Revised 2026.10.17 22:45
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