Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

通過(つうか)passage through (e.g. train skipping a station), transit, passing (e.g. exam, bill through parliament)

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    To travel from one point to another while passing through an area that is considered part of the route.

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.), passing by (e.g. of a typhoon), transit

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament), carriage

    3. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      passing (an examination, inspection, etc.), clearing, getting through (a preliminary round), qualification

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    通過 【つうか】

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      ヘリコプターが上空(じょうくう)通過(つうか)する。

      A helicopter will pass overhead.

      • N3

      電車(でんしゃ)(えき)通過(つうか)する時刻(じこく)(おし)えて(くだ)さい。

      Could you please tell me the time when the train will pass through the station?

      • N3

      (いち)()審査(しんさ)通過(つうか)したので安心(あんしん)せずにはいられません。

      I can't help but feel relieved after passing the first screening.

      • N3

      台風(たいふう)通過(つうか)して(はじ)めて、今回(こんかい)台風(たいふう)による被害(ひがい)(あき)らかになりました。

      It was only after the typhoon passed that the extent of the damage caused by it became apparent.

      • N3

      この電車(でんしゃ)通勤(つうきん)快速(かいそく)だから、あなたがいつも使(つか)(えき)通過(つうか)してしまうと(おも)うよ。

      Since this train is an express for commuting, I think it will pass through the station you usually use.

      • N2
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