つて

See also: って

Japanese

Alternative spellings
伝
ツテ

Etymology

The conjunctive form of the verb 伝つ (tsutsu).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

つて or ツテ • (tsute) 

  1. connection, pull
    ツテで就職(しゅうしょく)する
    tsute de shūshoku suru
    to get a job by connections

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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