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How to say 'Pass' or 'Persist' in Japanese | 通す

Wondering how to say 'Pass' or 'Persist' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

The Japanese word for Pass or Persist is 'Toosu', written as 通す in Japanese.'Pass' or 'Persist' in hiragana is とおす.

    word

    通す

    Meaning

    Pass, Persist

    Reading

    とおす

    toosu

    Kanji

    通Commute, Pass

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '通す (とおす)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'to pass through' or 'to let something pass', often used in physical contexts like passing through a place or allowing something to go through a barrier. For example: I will pass through the gate「門を通します」(もんをとおします). The second meaning is 'to persist' or 'to carry through', used when someone insists on doing something despite opposition or difficulty. For example: He persisted in his opinion「彼は意見を通した」(かれはけんをとおした). The verb can also imply a sense of continuity or thoroughness, such as reading through a book completely「本を通して読む」(ほんをとおしてよむ).

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    893

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 通す

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    通

    Meaning

    Commute, Pass

Hiragana in the Word 通す

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    す

    Reading

    Su

Words Related to 通す 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

  • word

    通り掛かる

    Meaning

    Pass by

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What does 'Toosu' (通す) mean?

'Toosu' means 'Pass' or 'Persist' .

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