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)

    Dictionary Definition

    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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    Examples

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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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