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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

精せい通つう

seitsuu

to be well versed in

Example sentences

彼かれは物理ぶつりに精通せいつうしている。
He is completely at home in physics.
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彼かれは英語えいごに精通せいつうしている。
He is quite at home in English.
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彼かれは古代史こだいしに精通せいつうしている。
He is well acquainted with ancient history.
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Kanji in 精通

精refined; ghostOnセイ・ショウKunしらげる・くわしい
通traffic; pass throughOnツウ・ツKunとおる・とおり・とおす

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