"精通" meaning in Japanese

See 精通 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [se̞ːt͡sɨː] Forms: 精通 [canonical] (ruby: 精(せい), 通(つう)), seitsū [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|せいつう}} 精(せい)通(つう) • (seitsū)
  1. mastery, proficiency, expertise
    Sense id: en-精通-ja-noun-k9b76AIo Categories (other): Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 30 38 33
  2. semenarche, first ejaculation during puberty
    Sense id: en-精通-ja-noun-CViGWgi- Categories (other): Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 30 38 33

Verb

IPA: [se̞ːt͡sɨː] Forms: 精通する intransitive suru [canonical] (ruby: 精(せい), 通(つう)), seitsū suru [romanization], 精通し [stem] (ruby: 精(せい), 通(つう)), 精通した [past] (ruby: 精(せい), 通(つう))
Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru|せいつう|tr=intrans}} 精(せい)通(つう)する • (seitsū suru) intransitive suru (stem 精(せい)通(つう)し (seitsū shi), past 精(せい)通(つう)した (seitsū shita))
  1. to be well versed (in), to have expertise, to be well acquainted (with)
    Sense id: en-精通-ja-verb-wdmgwxIZ Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 5 32 64 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 10 32 58 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 9 30 61 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 30 38 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 4 22 74 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 31 62 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 8 33 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 30 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 31 66
     
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      "form": "精通",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "精",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "通",
          "つう"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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      "form": "seitsū",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        }
      ],
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        "mastery, proficiency, expertise"
      ],
      "id": "en-精通-ja-noun-k9b76AIo",
      "links": [
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          "proficiency",
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        ],
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        ]
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    },
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        "semenarche, first ejaculation during puberty"
      ],
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        [
          "ejaculation",
          "ejaculation"
        ],
        [
          "puberty",
          "puberty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[se̞ːt͡sɨː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "せーつう"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "精",
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        [
          "通",
          "つう"
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      "form": "seitsū suru",
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      "form": "精通し",
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          "通",
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      "form": "精通した",
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        [
          "通",
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      ]
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    }
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  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "5 32 64",
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          "_dis": "10 32 58",
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        },
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          "_dis": "9 30 61",
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          "_dis": "7 31 62",
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          "_dis": "8 33 59",
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          "_dis": "3 31 66",
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              21
            ]
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              3,
              7
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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              17
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          ],
          "english": "being well-versed in politics",
          "roman": "seiji ni seitsū shiteiru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "政治",
              "せいじ"
            ],
            [
              "精通",
              "せいつう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "政治に精通している",
          "translation": "being well-versed in politics",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "to be well versed (in), to have expertise, to be well acquainted (with)"
      ],
      "id": "en-精通-ja-verb-wdmgwxIZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "versed",
          "versed"
        ],
        [
          "acquainted",
          "acquainted"
        ]
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[se̞ːt͡sɨː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "せーつう"
    }
  ],
  "word": "精通"
}

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    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese suru verbs",
    "Japanese terms read with on'yomi",
    "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 精 read as せい",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 通 read as つう",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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    {
      "form": "精通",
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        [
          "精",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "通",
          "つう"
        ]
      ],
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      "form": "seitsū",
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    }
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    }
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      ],
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          "mastery",
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        [
          "proficiency",
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        [
          "ejaculation",
          "ejaculation"
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          "puberty"
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    {
      "other": "せーつう"
    }
  ],
  "word": "精通"
}

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    "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
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    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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    {
      "form": "精通する intransitive suru",
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        [
          "精",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "通",
          "つう"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "seitsū suru",
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      "form": "精通し",
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        [
          "精",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "通",
          "つう"
        ]
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "精通した",
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          "精",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "通",
          "つう"
        ]
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      "name": "ja-verb-suru"
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          "english": "being well-versed in politics",
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  "word": "精通"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 精通 meaning in Japanese (3.7kB)

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