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How to say 'Commute' in Japanese | 通勤

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The Japanese word for Commute is 'Tsuukin', written as 通勤 in Japanese.'Commute' in hiragana is つうきん.

    word

    通勤

    Meaning

    Commute

    Reading

    つうきん

    tsuukin

    Kanji

    通Commute, Pass 勤Diligence

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '通勤 (つうきん)' refers to the act of commuting, specifically traveling between one's home and workplace. It is commonly used in contexts related to daily work routines and transportation. For example: My commute takes an hour「私の通勤は1時間かかります」(わたしのつうきんはいちじかんかかります). He commutes by train「彼は電車で通勤します」(かれはでんしゃでつうきんします). The word is often paired with verbs like する (to do) to form phrases like 通勤する (to commute). It is a key term in discussions about work-life balance and urban transportation.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    1492

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 通勤

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    通

    Meaning

    Commute, Pass

  • kanji

    勤

    Meaning

    Diligence

Words Related to 通勤 Through the Kanji 通

These 34 Words contain the Kanji 通 as well.

  • word

    通り

    Meaning

    Way, Street

  • word

    交通事故

    Meaning

    Accident

  • word

    交通費

    Meaning

    Transportation cost

  • word

    通ずる

    Meaning

    Connect

  • word

    通学

    Meaning

    Commute

  • word

    通す

    Meaning

    Pass, Persist

  • word

    通過

    Meaning

    Passage

  • word

    通る

    Meaning

    Pass

  • word

    普通

    Meaning

    Normal

  • word

    通常

    Meaning

    Usual, Normal

  • word

    通う

    Meaning

    Commute

  • word

    交通

    Meaning

    Traffic, Transportation

  • word

    大通り

    Meaning

    Avenue

  • word

    共通

    Meaning

    Common

  • word

    共通語

    Meaning

    Common language

  • word

    透き通る

    Meaning

    Transparent

  • word

    通貨

    Meaning

    Currency

  • word

    通用

    Meaning

    Common

  • word

    見通し

    Meaning

    View, Prospect

  • word

    通じる

    Meaning

    Lead, Understand

  • word

    通行

    Meaning

    Passage

  • word

    人通り

    Meaning

    Foot traffic

  • word

    一通り

    Meaning

    Generally, Roughly

  • word

    通行止め

    Meaning

    Roadblock

  • word

    通

    Meaning

    Expert

  • word

    通知

    Meaning

    Notice

  • word

    通り過ぎる

    Meaning

    Pass

  • word

    直通

    Meaning

    Direct

  • word

    通信

    Meaning

    Communication

  • word

    通路

    Meaning

    Passage

  • word

    流通

    Meaning

    Distribution

  • word

    通訳

    Meaning

    Interpretation

  • word

    通帳

    Meaning

    Passbook

  • word

    通り掛かる

    Meaning

    Pass by

Words Related to 通勤 Through the Kanji 勤

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 勤 as well.

  • word

    勤める

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    出勤

    Meaning

    Commute

  • word

    勤勉

    Meaning

    Diligent

  • word

    勤務

    Meaning

    Work, Service

  • word

    勤労

    Meaning

    Work, Labor

  • word

    転勤

    Meaning

    Transfer

  • word

    勤め先

    Meaning

    Workplace

  • word

    勤め

    Meaning

    Duty

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