- 1. [v5r, vi] to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
- 2. [v5r, vi] to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect
- 3. [v5r, vi] to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
- 4. [v5r, vi] to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
- 5. [v5r, vi] to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
- 6. [v5r, vi] to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
- 7. [v5r, vi] to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
- 8. [v5r, vi] to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
- 9. [v5r, vi] to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
- 10. [v5r, vi] to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
- 11. [v5r, vi] to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood
- 12. [v5r, vi] to pass for; to come across as; to seem like
- 13. [v5r, vi] to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
- 14. [v5r, vi] to be well-informed; to be wise (arch)
- 15. [suf, v5r] to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly — 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
私は毎日その教会の前を通る。
I go by that church every day.
駅と飛行機の間は、バスが通っている。
Buses run between the station and the airport.
弾がヘルメットを通った。
A bullet pierced the helmet.
ケリーの声は、よく通る。
Kelly's voice carries well.
容易に試験に通ると思う。
I expect her to pass the examination easily.
彼女はベスという名で通っていた。
She went by the name of Bess.
そういう言い訳はとおらない。
That's no excuse.
黙っていて心が通った。
There was no need for verbal communication.
この絵は本物で通るだろう。
This painting will pass for genuine.