- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [v5s, vt] to let pass; to allow through; to let through; to make way (for)
  2. 2. [v5s, vt] to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to let permeate (e.g. water through a fabric); to permit through; to let through (e.g. air); to run through (e.g. a pipe); to penetrate; to let in
  3. 3. [v5s, vt] to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to thread (e.g. a needle); to put through
  4. 4. [v5s, vt] to connect (e.g. two places); to open (a route, path, etc.); to link (e.g. by a road); to establish (a connection between); to join; to extend up to (somewhere)
  5. 5. [v5s, vt] to pass (a student, applicant, etc.); to admit (e.g. a student); to let through; to let in
  6. 6. [v5s, vt] to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; to guide in; to admit (someone)
  7. 7. [v5s, vt] to present logically; to make (e.g. one's argument) convincing; to be consistent (in one's reasoning); to stick to (e.g. one's principles)
  8. 8. [v5s, vt] to go through (e.g. a middleman); to put as an intermediary; to mediate via (somebody); to do via (something) — as 通して...する
  9. 9. [v5s, vt] to pass (a law); to put through (e.g. a motion); to make way (for)
  10. 10. [v5s, vt] to listen through (a door, wall, etc.); to look through (e.g. a window) — also written 透す
  11. 11. [v5s, vt] {food} to heat thorougly (of food); to cook properly; to warm well; to heat evenly — as 火(熱)を~
  12. 12. [v5s, vt] {food} to dip into (e.g. a sauce); to pass through (e.g. a broth); to put through (e.g. boiling water)
  13. 13. [v5s, vt] to make (someone) approve (e.g. a plan); to force agreement; to push through (a proposal, idea, will, etc.); to have one's way
  14. 14. [v5s, vt] to continue (in a state); to persist in (doing); to keep doing; to remain (in a state) — also as で~
  15. 15. [v5s, vt] to do through the lens of; to view from the angle of; to do from the perspective of — usu. as 通して...する
  16. 16. [v5s, vt] to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole
  17. 17. [v5s, vt] to do from beginning to end without a break; to finish in one session; to do all at once; to do in one go — as 通して...する
  18. 18. [v5s, vt] to relay (a message, an order, etc.); to convey (an intention, meaning, etc.); to send through; to pass on (e.g. information); to make heard (e.g. one's voice)
  19. 19. [suf, v5s] to do ... to the end; to do ... continuously; to carry through ...; to complete ... — after the -masu stem of a verb

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

He gave way to the old lady and let her pass.
Copper conducts electricity well.
I don't like sewing because I can't thread the needle.
They drove a tunnel through the hill.
The official in charge let me in.
He let the visitor into the living room.
He stuck to his principle.
Today, through radio and television, mass advertising can reach millions of people at a time with its messages.
The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.
He is a man who will do what he wants.
He remained single all his life.
There was so much noise that Professor Bayley couldn't make himself heard.
His courage will carry him through this difficult job.