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通信つうしん

Correspondence; communication

Noun · Verbe · Group 3 verb

船長せんちょうは無線むせん通信つうしん士しに遭難そうなん信号しんごうを打つうつように命令めいれいした。

The master of the vessel ordered the radio operator to send a distress signal.

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: KK_kaku_ · French : hortusdei

Parts of speech

Noun · Verbal noun that can combine with する · Transitive · Intransitive

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 3 (irregular) (for construction with する)

Verb usage: transitive and intransitive (as per meaning)

English dictionary meanings

correspondence
communication
transmission
news
signal
telecommunications

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