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：2026/01/06
つう
Hiragana
つう / っつう
Kanji
と言う
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
contraction
Japanese Meaning
っていう の縮約形。口語的に用いられ、「という」「っていう」という意味を持つ表現。 / 通（つう）：ある分野に詳しい人、またはその度合いを表す名詞。例：「映画通」「ワイン通」。
Easy Japanese Meaning
人が話すときに という を短くしたことばで，なになにと という いみ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（口语）“っていう”的缩略形式 / 表示“叫作……”或“所谓……”的说法
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
就是（…） / 叫做（…） / 所謂（…）
Korean Meaning
‘…라고 하는’의 구어적 줄임말 / ‘…라는’의 구어적 줄임말 / ‘…라고’의 구어적 줄임말
Vietnamese Meaning
dạng rút gọn khẩu ngữ của っていう (＝「という」) / dùng để nêu nội dung/định danh: “là, rằng; gọi là …”
Tagalog Meaning
pinaikling anyo ng “っていう” / kolokyal: “ang tinatawag na…” / “na sinasabing…” / markang panipi sa pagsasalita: “na…”
Sense（1）
Contraction of っていう (tte iu).
（ romanization ）
Quizzes for review
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つう
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I think that's the best, you know.
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それは、つうのが一番いいと思うよ。
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