Vocab Info

N4 う-verb

(とお)

to go by, to go past, to go along, to travel along, to pass through, to use (a road), to take (a route), to go via, to go by way of, to run (between), to operate (between), to connect, to go indoors, to go into a room, to be admitted, to be shown in, to be ushered in, to come in, to penetrate, to pierce, to skewer, to go through, to come through, to permeate, to soak into, to spread throughout, to carry (e.g. of a voice), to reach far, to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen), to be relayed, to be conveyed, to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be approved, to be accepted, to go by (a name), to be known as, to be accepted as, to have a reputation for, to be coherent, to be logical, to be reasonable, to be comprehensible, to be understandable, to make sense, to get across (e.g. of one's point), to be understood, to be straight (e.g. wood grain), to be well-informed, to be wise, to do ... completely, to do ... thoroughly

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 1,100

    • Word Type

      う-verb

    • 単語の書類

      五段動詞

    Examples

    • どの(みち)(とお)ればあの病院(びょういん)(はや)()くかしら…。

      I wonder which road I should take to get to that hospital faster...

      • N4
    • (わたし)息子(むすこ)なら、きっとその試験(しけん)(とお)でしょう。

      I am sure my son would make it through that test.

      • N4
    • クラスで目立(めだ)たない(わたし)意見(いけん)なんて(とお)はずがないだろう。

      As I don't stand out in class, there is no way my opinion would get through.

      • N4
    • 改札(かいさつ)(とお)(とき)に、チケットを()れるか電子(でんし)カードをタッチする必要(ひつよう)があります。

      When going through the ticket gate, you need to insert your ticket or touch your electronic card.

      • N3
    • 牛肉(ぎゅうにく)豚肉(ぶたにく)(ちが)って、十分(じゅうぶん)()(とお)っていなくても()べる(こと)出来(でき)ると()きました。

      I have heard that beef, unlike pork, can be eaten even if it is not fully cooked.

      • N3
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