Illustration: A commuter cycles through a short railway underpass beside a residential street. The bicycle's front wheel has reached the daylight beyond the arch while the rear wheel remains beneath it. The approach path and its continuation are both visible, making the tunnel a place along the route.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

通とおる

tooru

to pass by, to go through

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは毎日まいにちその教会きょうかいの前まえを通とおる。

    I go by that church every day.

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  2. この橋はしを通とおるな。

    Don’t cross this bridge.

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  3. この道みちはいつも多おおくの車くるまが通とおる。

    There are always a lot of vehicles on this road.

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Kanji in 通

  • 通traffic; pass throughOnツウ・ツKunとおる・とおり・とおす

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