Illustration: On a riverside path, a runner has just gone beyond a friend waiting beside a park bench with an offered drink. The runner's torso and leading foot face onward along the path, but their head twists back in belated recognition.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

通とおり過すぎる

toorisugiru

to pass by, to go past

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれはその家いえを通とおり過すぎました。

    He walked past the house.

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  2. 多おおくの車くるまが通とおり過すぎた。

    Many cars passed by.

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  3. バスは5分前ふんまえに通とおり過すぎた。

    The bus passed five minutes ago.

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Kanji in 通過

  • 通traffic; pass throughOnツウ・ツKunとおる・とおり・とおす
  • 過overdo; exceedOnカKunすぎる・すごす・あやまち

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