How to say 'Pass' in Japanese | 通る

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The Japanese word for Pass is 'Tooru', written as 通る in Japanese.'Pass' in hiragana is とおる.

word

通る

Meaning

Pass

Reading

とおる

tooru

Kanji

通Commute, Pass

Explanation

The Japanese verb '通る (とおる)' primarily means 'to pass' or 'to go through'. It is used to describe the action of moving through a space, such as a road, a door, or a tunnel. It can also be used metaphorically to indicate that something has been understood or accepted, such as an idea or a proposal. For example: The car passed through the tunnel「車がトンネルを通った」(くるまがトンネルをとおった). The proposal passed at the meeting「提案が会議で通った」(ていあんがかいぎでとおった). Additionally, '通る' can be used to describe the act of passing by a place without stopping, as in: I passed by the park「公園を通った」(こうえんをとおった).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1174

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 通る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

通

Meaning

Commute, Pass

Hiragana in the Word 通る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 通る Through the Kanji 通

These 34 Words contain the Kanji 通 as well.

word

通り

Meaning

Way, Street

word

交通事故

Meaning

Accident

word

交通費

Meaning

Transportation cost

word

通ずる

Meaning

Connect

word

通学

Meaning

Commute

word

通す

Meaning

Pass, Persist

word

通過

Meaning

Passage

word

普通

Meaning

Normal

word

通常

Meaning

Usual, Normal

word

通勤

Meaning

Commute

word

通う

Meaning

Commute

word

交通

Meaning

Traffic, Transportation

word

大通り

Meaning

Avenue

word

共通

Meaning

Common

word

共通語

Meaning

Common language

word

透き通る

Meaning

Transparent

word

通貨

Meaning

Currency

word

通用

Meaning

Common

word

見通し

Meaning

View, Prospect

word

通じる

Meaning

Lead, Understand

word

通行

Meaning

Passage

word

人通り

Meaning

Foot traffic

word

一通り

Meaning

Generally, Roughly

word

通行止め

Meaning

Roadblock

word

通

Meaning

Expert

word

通知

Meaning

Notice

word

通り過ぎる

Meaning

Pass

word

直通

Meaning

Direct

word

通信

Meaning

Communication

word

通路

Meaning

Passage

word

流通

Meaning

Distribution

word

通訳

Meaning

Interpretation

word

通帳

Meaning

Passbook

word

通り掛かる

Meaning

Pass by

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'Tooru' means 'Pass' .

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