Meaning of 通る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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通る, 徹る, 透るJLPT 4
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Kana Readingとおる
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Romajitōru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
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- 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
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- to run (between); to operate (between); to connect
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- to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
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- to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
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- to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
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- to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
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- to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
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- to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
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- to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
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- to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
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- to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood
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- to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
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- to be well-informed; to be wise
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- Parts of speech
- suffix, Godan verb with `ru` ending
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- to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
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Example Sentences
通る, 徹る, 透る, とおる used in context
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そしてこの法律案が通らなかった場合において、おまえはどういう責任をとるのだ。
And how will you take responsibility in the case that this bill doesn't pass?
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松葉杖ってけっこうムズいな・・・。「すみません、ストレッチャー通ります！」
Crutches are pretty tricky ... "Excuse me, stretcher coming through!"
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The train roared through the tunnel.
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Fallen rocks cut off the only access to the village.
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I expect her to pass the examination easily.
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I passed by your house about 10 last night.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
Past
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Passive
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate
On: トウ
Kun: す.く, す.かす, す.ける, とう.る, とう.す
10 strokes
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
10 strokes
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