NichiDict

通用

N2
つうよう
[tsuuyou]
Illustration for 通用

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; circulation; currency; validity (e.g. of a ticket)

2.Noun・suruIntransitive

to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to apply; to be valid; to pass (for); to do well; to get by

3.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

going in and out; entrance and exit

Examples

この切符は明日まで通用しますよ。

This ticket is valid until tomorrow.

日本のやり方が海外で通用するか心配だ。

I worry whether Japanese methods will work abroad.

この言い訳はもう通用しない。

This excuse no longer works.