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How to say 'Pass by' in Japanese | 通り掛かる

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The Japanese word for Pass by is 'Toorikakaru', written as 通り掛かる in Japanese.'Pass by' in hiragana is とおりかかる.

    word

    通り掛かる

    Meaning

    Pass by

    Reading

    とおりかかる

    toorikakaru

    Kanji

    通Commute, Pass 掛Set, Hang

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '通り掛かる (とおりかかる)' means 'to pass by' or 'to happen to pass by'. It is used when someone is passing by a place, often unintentionally or coincidentally. This verb is commonly used in everyday conversations to describe situations where someone is walking or moving near a location. For example: I happened to pass by the park「公園を通り掛かった」(こうえんをとおりかかった). She passed by the store「彼女はその店を通り掛かった」(かのじょはそのみせをとおりかかった). The verb can also imply a sense of chance or coincidence, as in 'I happened to pass by when it started raining'「雨が降り始めた時に通り掛かった」(あめがふりはじめたときにとおりかかった).

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    7354

    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 通り掛かる

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    通

    Meaning

    Commute, Pass

  • kanji

    掛

    Meaning

    Set, Hang

Hiragana in the Word 通り掛かる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

  • hiragana

    か

    Reading

    Ka

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 通り掛かる 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

    通る

    Meaning

    Pass

  • 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

Words Related to 通り掛かる Through the Kanji 掛

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 掛 as well.

  • word

    掛ける

    Meaning

    Call, Hang

  • word

    掛かる

    Meaning

    Take, Hang

  • word

    出掛ける

    Meaning

    Go out

  • word

    掛け算

    Meaning

    Multiplication

  • word

    切っ掛け

    Meaning

    Opportunity, Trigger

  • word

    見掛ける

    Meaning

    Notice

  • word

    話し掛ける

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    追い掛ける

    Meaning

    Chase

  • word

    腰掛ける

    Meaning

    Sit

  • word

    腰掛け

    Meaning

    Stool

  • word

    お目に掛かる

    Meaning

    Meet

  • word

    呼び掛ける

    Meaning

    Callout

  • word

    引っ掛かる

    Meaning

    Catch, Get stuck

  • word

    心掛ける

    Meaning

    Endeavor

  • word

    手掛かり

    Meaning

    Clue

  • word

    仕掛ける

    Meaning

    Set, Initiate

  • word

    思い掛ける

    Meaning

    Expect

  • word

    引っ掛ける

    Meaning

    Hook, Trick

  • word

    寄り掛かる

    Meaning

    Lean

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What does 'Toorikakaru' (通り掛かる) mean?

'Toorikakaru' means 'Pass by' .

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