Vocab Info

N4 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb, Suffix

通(とお)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

    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 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. 2.

        to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.), to operate (between), to connect

      3. 3.

        to go indoors, to go into a room, to be admitted, to be shown in, to be ushered in, to come in

      4. 4.

        to penetrate, to pierce, to skewer, to go through, to come through

      5. 5.

        to permeate, to soak into, to spread throughout

      6. 6.

        to carry (e.g. of a voice), to reach far

      7. 7.

        to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen), to be relayed, to be conveyed

      8. 8.

        to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be approved, to be accepted

      9. 9.

        to go by (a name), to be known as, to be accepted as, to have a reputation for

      10. 10.

        to be coherent, to be logical, to be reasonable, to be comprehensible, to be understandable, to make sense

      11. 11.

        to get across (e.g. of one's point), to be understood

      12. 12.

        to pass for, to come across as, to seem like

      13. 13.

        to be straight (e.g. wood grain)

      14. 14.

        to be well-informed, to be wise

        Archaic
    2. Suffix, う-verb (る)

      1. 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

      • と

      • お

      • る

    • Frequency

      General Top 1,100

    Examples

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

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

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

      I am sure my son would pass that test.

      • N4
    • クラスで目立(めだ)たない私(わたし)の意見(いけん)なんて通(とお)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.

      • N4
    • 改札(かいさつ)を通(とお)る時(とき)に、チケットを入(い)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 passing through the ticket gate, you need to insert your ticket or tap your card.

      • N3
    • 牛肉(ぎゅうにく)は豚肉(ぶたにく)と違(ちが)って、十分(じゅうぶん)に火(ひ)が通(とお)っていなくても食(た)べることが出来(でき)ると聞(き)きました。

      I heard that beef, unlike pork, can be eaten even if it's not fully cooked through.

      • N3
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