- 1. [v5s, vt] to let pass; to allow through; to let through; to make way (for)
- 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. [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. [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. [v5s, vt] to pass (a student, applicant, etc.); to admit (e.g. a student); to let through; to let in
- 6. [v5s, vt] to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; to guide in; to admit (someone)
- 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. [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. [v5s, vt] to pass (a law); to put through (e.g. a motion); to make way (for)
- 10. [v5s, vt] to listen through (a door, wall, etc.); to look through (e.g. a window) — also written 透す
- 11. [v5s, vt] {food} to heat thorougly (of food); to cook properly; to warm well; to heat evenly — as 火(熱)を~
- 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. [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. [v5s, vt] to continue (in a state); to persist in (doing); to keep doing; to remain (in a state) — also as で~
- 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. [v5s, vt] to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole
- 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. [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. [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
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通
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.On: ツウ (tsuu)、 ツ (tsu)Kun: とお.る (too.ru)、 とお.り (too.ri)、 -とお.り (-too.ri)、 -どお.り (-doo.ri)、 とお.す (too.su)、 とお.し (too.shi)、 -どお.し (-doo.shi)、 かよ.う (kayo.u)
Example Sentences
彼はおばあさんに道を譲り、通してあげた。
He gave way to the old lady and let her pass.
銅はよく電気を通す。
Copper conducts electricity well.
針に糸を通すことができないので縫い物は好きではありません。
I don't like sewing because I can't thread the needle.
山を通してトンネルを通した。
They drove a tunnel through the hill.
係官は私を通してくれた。
The official in charge let me in.
彼はその訪問者を居間に通した。
He let the visitor into the living room.
彼は主義を通して譲らなかった。
He stuck to his principle.
今日では、ラジオやテレビを通して、大量広告が何百万もの人々に同時にメッセージを届けている。
Today, through radio and television, mass advertising can reach millions of people at a time with its messages.
参議院はどんな改正案も通さなくても構わないようです。
The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.
彼はやりたいことを通す人だ。
He is a man who will do what he wants.
彼は一生独身で通した。
He remained single all his life.
騒音がひどかったのでベイリー教授は自分の声を通すことができなかった。
There was so much noise that Professor Bayley couldn't make himself heard.
彼の勇気をもってすれば、この困難な仕事をやり通せるだろう。
His courage will carry him through this difficult job.