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How to say 'Passage' in Japanese | 通過

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The Japanese word for Passage is 'Tsuuka', written as 通過 in Japanese.'Passage' in hiragana is つうか.

    word

    通過

    Meaning

    Passage

    Reading

    つうか

    tsuuka

    Kanji

    通Commute, Pass 過Exceed, Error

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '通過 (つうか)' means 'passage' or 'passing through'. It is used to describe the act of moving through a place, area, or situation without stopping or being significantly affected. This word is often used in contexts like transportation, where it refers to passing through a station or checkpoint without stopping, or in abstract situations, such as passing through a phase or stage. For example: The train passed through the station without stopping「電車は駅を通過した」(でんしゃはえきをつうかした). He passed through a difficult time「彼は困難な時期を通過した」(かれはこんなんなじきをつうかした). Note that '通過' can also imply a sense of transition or progression, depending on the context.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    1129

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 通過

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    通

    Meaning

    Commute, Pass

  • kanji

    過

    Meaning

    Exceed, Error

Words Related to 通過 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

Words Related to 通過 Through the Kanji 過

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 過 as well.

  • word

    過ぎる

    Meaning

    Pass, Exceed

  • word

    過去

    Meaning

    Past

  • word

    昼過ぎ

    Meaning

    Afternoon

  • word

    過程

    Meaning

    Process

  • word

    過ごす

    Meaning

    Spend

  • word

    過ぎ

    Meaning

    Excess

  • word

    経過

    Meaning

    Progress, Passage

  • word

    過ち

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    過労

    Meaning

    Overwork

  • word

    過剰

    Meaning

    Excess

  • word

    通り過ぎる

    Meaning

    Pass

  • word

    過

    Meaning

    Excess

  • word

    寝過ごす

    Meaning

    Oversleep

  • word

    超過

    Meaning

    Excess

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What does 'Tsuuka' (通過) mean?

'Tsuuka' means 'Passage' .

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