Illustration: At a Japanese home's entrance cabinet, a resident counts three separate sealed letters before taking them to the postbox. Two envelopes already lie individually on the cabinet; the resident lowers a third beside them while raising three fingers with the other hand.

JLPT N2counterLevel estimated by Bebop

通つう

tsuu

counter for letters and documents

This counting use differs from 通 meaning connoisseur. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. ここにあなたあての手紙てがみが何なん通つうかあります。

    Here are some letters for you.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. それら三さん通つうの手紙てがみの文体ぶんたいを比較ひかくしなさい。

    Compare the style of those three letters.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれは何なん通つうかの手紙てがみを秘書ひしょに口述こうじゅつした。

    He dictated several letters to his secretary.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 通

  • 通traffic; pass throughOnツウ・ツKunとおる・とおり・とおす

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