Meaning of 通う in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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通うJLPT 4
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Kana Readingかよう
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Romajikayō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `u` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to go back and forth; to ply between
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to commute; to attend (school, church, etc.)
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Example Sentences
通う, かよう used in context
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That was when I started going to the pool for exercise.
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Saturday is the pottery class I've been attending since last year.
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バイトで学費を稼ぎながら大学に通ってる。まあ苦学生ってとこかな。
I pay my university fees to go to university by part-time work. Well, I'm a 'working student' I suppose.
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A 'commuting wife' is just what the name says, it's a form of marriage where the wife travels to her husband's side.
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Rie and I went to the same school.
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I have not been able to go to school for a week.
Verb Conjugations
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Te
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
On: ツウ, ツ
Kun: とお.る, とお.り, -とお.り, -どお.り, とお.す, とお.し, -どお.し, かよ.う
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