Vocab Info
N4 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb, Suffix
通るto go by, to take (a route), to connect, to be admitted, to go through, to spread throughout, to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be understood, to make sense
Dictionary Definition
Common
う-verb (る), Intransitive verb
1.
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
2.
to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.), to operate (between), to connect
3.
to go indoors, to go into a room, to be admitted, to be shown in, to be ushered in, to come in
4.
to penetrate, to pierce, to skewer, to go through, to come through
5.
to permeate, to soak into, to spread throughout
6.
to carry (e.g. of a voice), to reach far
7.
to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen), to be relayed, to be conveyed
8.
to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be approved, to be accepted
9.
to go by (a name), to be known as, to be accepted as, to have a reputation for
10.
to be coherent, to be logical, to be reasonable, to be comprehensible, to be understandable, to make sense
11.
to get across (e.g. of one's point), to be understood
12.
to pass for, to come across as, to seem like
13.
to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
14.
to be well-informed, to be wise
Archaic
Suffix, う-verb (る)
15.
to do ... completely, to do ... thoroughly
after the -masu stem of a verb
All Forms
通る 【とおる】、徹る 【とおる】、透る 【とおる】
Details
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どの道を通ればあの病院に早く着くかしら…。
I wonder which road I should take to get to that hospital faster...
私の息子なら、きっとその試験に通るでしょう。
I am sure my son would pass that test.
クラスで目立たない私の意見なんて通るはずがないだろう。
As I don't stand out in class, there is no way my opinion would get through.
改札を通る時に、チケットを入れるか電子カードをタッチする必要があります。
When going through the ticket gate, you need to insert your ticket or touch your electronic card.
牛肉は豚肉と違って、十分に火が通っていなくても食べることが出来ると聞きました。
I heard that beef, unlike pork, can be eaten even if the flame hasn't sufficiently spread all the way through it. (cooked)
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