Japanese Word Entry

開通

Kana:	かいつう
Romaji:	kaitsuu
Definitions:	opening (of a new road, railway, etc.), going into operation (e.g. telephone communication), beginning services reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic), resumption of services

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Chinese characters used in this word

開	open, unfold, unseal, initiate, begin, start

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄎㄞ (kāi), ㄑㄧㄢ (qiān)
Cantonese:	hoi1
Japanese:	カイ (kai) / ひら.く (hiraku)、ひら.き (hiraki)、 -びら.き (-biraki)、ひら.ける (hirakeru)、あ.く (aku)、あ.ける (akeru)
Korean:	개 (gae)
Vietnamese:	khai

Variants

Simplified Chinese form:

开

通	traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc., common, communicate

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄊㄨㄥ (tōng), ㄊㄨㄥˋ (tòng)
Cantonese:	tung1
Japanese:	ツウ (tsuu)、ツ (tsu)、トウ (tou) / とお.る (tooru)、とお.り (toori)、 -とお.り (-toori)、 -どお.り (-doori)、とお.す (toosu)、とお.し (tooshi)、 -どお.し (-dooshi)、かよ.う (kayou)
Korean:	통 (tong)
Vietnamese:	thông