This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

通弊

Reading

Kana: つうへい
Romaji: tsuuhei
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

common evil; common fault

Kanji

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Reading: ヘイ
Meanings: abuse, evil, vice, breakage

Example Sentence

科学者(かがくしゃ)通弊(つうへい)は、あらゆる問題(もんだい)技術的(ぎじゅつてき)解決策(かいけつさく)があると誤認(ごにん)すること。
➥A fault common to scientists is mistakenly believing that every problem has a technical solution.
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