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A Whale-Fish Compound

I’ve noted that the core of contains . In fact, these two kanji team up in the following whale-fish compound:

通用 (tsūyō: popular use; circulation; to pass as)
     to pass for + to use

Here’s a sample sentence:

大学生として通用します。
Daigakusei toshite tsūyō shimasu.
He passes for a college student.

大学生 (daigakusei: college student)
     important + educational institution + student

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