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通(とお)る

とおるtooru

CommonVerb

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. Godan verb with ru endingintransitive verb

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

  3. to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in

  4. to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through

  5. to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout

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

    ケリーの声(こえ)は、よく通(とお)る。

    • Kelly's voice carries well.

    Words:の声(こえ)はよく通(とお)る

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

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

  9. to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for

    僕(ぼく)はイチで通(とお)ってるんだ。

    • I go by Itch.
    • I go by the nickname "Itch."

    Words:僕(ぼく)はで通(とお)るのだ

  10. to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense

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

    黙(だま)っていて心(こころ)が通(とお)った。

    • There was no need for verbal communication.

    Words:黙(だま)る心(こころ)が通(とお)る

    Verified
  12. to pass for; to come across as; to seem like

    太(た)郎(ろう)は学(がく)者(しゃ)で通(とお)っている。

    • Taro passes for a scholar.

    Words:は学(がく)者(しゃ)で通(とお)る

  13. to be straight (e.g. wood grain)

    この板(いた)は木(もく)目(め)が通(とお)っている。

    • This board has a straight grain.

    Words:板(いた)木(もく)目(め)通(とお)る

    Verified
  14. to be well-informed; to be wise

    archaic

  15. suffixGodan verb with ru ending

    to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly

    Note: after the -masu stem of a verb

Example sentences 493

黙(だま)っていて心(こころ)が通(とお)った。

  • There was no need for verbal communication.

Words:黙(だま)る心(こころ)が通(とお)る

Verified

ケリーの声(こえ)は、よく通(とお)る。

  • Kelly's voice carries well.

Words:の声(こえ)はよく通(とお)る

Verified

その案(あん)は通(とお)った。

  • The proposal went through.

Words:その案(あん)は通(とお)る

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