Vocab Info

N4 う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

通(かよ)うto go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between, to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent, to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. thought), to resemble

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between

      2. 2.

        to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent

      3. 3.

        to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. thought)

      4. 4.

        to resemble

    All Forms

    通う 【かよう】

    Details

      • か

      • よ

      • う

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • あなたは何(なに)を使(つか)って学校(がっこう)に通(かよ)っていますか?

      What do you use to go to school?

      • N4
    • 父(ちち)は毎朝(まいあさ)東京(とうきょう)から鎌倉(かまくら)にある職場(しょくば)まで車(くるま)で通(かよ)っている。

      My father commutes from Tokyo to his workplace in Kamakura every morning.

      • N4
    • 彼(かれ)とペットの犬(いぬ)は心(こころ)が通(かよ)っているようだ。

      He and his pet dog seem to understand each other well.

      • N4
    • 彼女(かのじょ)とは偶然(ぐうぜん)、小学校(しょうがっこう)・中学校(ちゅうがっこう)・高校(こうこう)と同(おな)じ学校(がっこう)に通(かよ)いました。

      She and I happened to attend the same elementary, middle and high schools.

      • N3
    • 飼(か)い猫(ねこ)と心(こころ)が通(かよ)い合(あ)うまでに長(なが)い時間(じかん)がかかったが、その甲斐(かい)があったと思(おも)っている。

      It took a long time for me to become close with my cat, but I believe it was worth it.

      • N3
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