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Freq #5126
1

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person

Examples
コーヒーの人達に結構評判がいいそうです。
I hear that it has quite the reputation with coffee connoisseurs.
2

Counter

counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.

Examples
ここにあなたあての手紙が何かあります。
Here are some letters for you.
3

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight

4

Common noun

supernatural powers; magical powers

おりFreq #686
1

Common noun

street; road; avenue; thoroughfare

Examples
この通りに沿って行けば駅に着きます。
If you follow this street, you will get to the station.
2

Common noun

traffic; coming and going

Examples
この横町は人の通りが多い。
This cross street is busy with pedestrian traffic.
3

Common noun

flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; running

Examples
この煙突は通りが悪くなった。
This chimney has begun to draw badly.
4

Common noun

transmission (of sound); reach (of voice)

5

Common noun

reputation; favor; favour; popularity

6

Common noun

understanding; comprehension; comprehensibility; clarity

7

Common noun

the same way (as); as (follows, stated, expected, etc.)

Examples
人々は必ずしも表面に表われた通りではない。
People are not always what they seem.
8

Counter

counter for sets of things

9

Counter

counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.

Examples
それは2通りに解釈できる。
That reads two different ways.
おる透る徹るGodan verbFreq #984
1

Intransitive 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

Examples
私は毎日その教会の前を通る
I go by that church every day.
2

Intransitive verb

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

Examples
駅と飛行機の間は、バスが通っている
Buses run between the station and the airport.
3

Intransitive verb

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

4

Intransitive verb

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

Examples
弾がヘルメットを通った
A bullet pierced the helmet.
5

Intransitive verb

to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout

6

Intransitive verb

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

Examples
ケリーの声は、よく通る
Kelly's voice carries well.
7

Intransitive verb

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

8

Intransitive verb

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

Examples
容易に試験に通ると思う。
I expect her to pass the examination easily.
9

Intransitive verb

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

Examples
彼女はベスという名で通っていた
She went by the name of Bess.
10

Intransitive verb

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

Examples
そういう言い訳はとおらない
That's no excuse.
11

Intransitive verb

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

Examples
黙っていて心が通った
There was no need for verbal communication.
12

Intransitive verb

to pass for; to come across as; to seem like

Examples
この絵は本物で通るだろう。
This painting will pass for genuine.
13

Intransitive verb

to be straight (e.g. wood grain)

14

Archaic; Intransitive verb

to be well-informed; to be wise

15

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

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

ようIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #1131
1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between

2

to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent

Examples
6歳以上の子供は学校に通わなければならない。
Children of six and above should attend school.
3

to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

4

to resemble

じるうじるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1150
1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)

Examples
このドアは書斎に通じている
This door leads to the study.
2

to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to

3

to be understood; to be comprehended

4

to be honored; to be good

5

to be well versed in; to be well-informed

6

to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)

7

to form a liaison; to be intimate

8

to spread widely; to disseminate

徹す透すおすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1270
1

to stick through; to force through

Examples
その子はどうしても自分のわがままを通そうとしている。
The boy will have his own way.
2

to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse

3

to make a path between two points

4

to proceed in a logical manner

5

to let pass; to allow through

6

to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in

7

to go through (a middleman)

8

to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.)

9

to pass (a law, applicant, etc.)

Examples
参議院はどんな改正案も通さなくても構わないようです。
The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.
10

to force to accept; to force agreement

11

to continue (in a state); to persist in

12

to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...

13

In the form とおして…する

to do from beginning to end without a break

14

to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party

15

After the -te form of a verb

to do to the end; to carry through; to complete

うじょうNoun~の Adj.AdverbFreq #2471
1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

Examples
彼は、通常バスで学校へ行きます。
He usually goes to school by bus.
どおりどうりNoun suffixFreq #2562
1

Oft. as ~に or ~の

in accordance with; following

Examples
いまやブッシュ大統領が当選したのだから、業務は通常通りになるだろう。
Now that Bush has been elected, it will be business as usual.
2

roughly; about

3

Street; Avenue

Examples
1人の生徒がベイスン通りで車にひかれた。
A student was run over by a car on Basin Street.
うろNounFreq #3208
1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

Examples
これが海への通路だ。
This is the passage to the sea.
り過ぎるりすぎるおりすぎIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #3568
1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

Examples
私はその暗い道を通り過ぎた
I passed over the dark street.
うしんNounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #3971
1

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

Examples
彼は、無電で通信を送った。
He sent a message by wireless.
うようIntransitive~する VerbFreq #3973
1

Common noun

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; circulation; currency; validity (e.g. of a ticket)

2

to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to apply; to be valid; to pass (for); to do well; to get by

Examples
彼は年の割に若く見えるので、大学生として通用します。
He looks so young for his age that he passes for a college student.
3

Common noun

going in and out; entrance and exit

うかNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #4853
1

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

Examples
通過する車に気をつけなさい。
Watch out for passing cars.
私達の乗った列車は長いトンネルを通過した。
Our train went through a long tunnel.
2

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

Examples
予算案は上院を通過した。
The budget passed the Upper House.
3

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

うわFreq #5540
1

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; videoconference call

Examples
通話の申し込みを取り消しましょうか。
Should I cancel the call?
2

Counter; Used to determine a charge

counter for telephone calls of a set duration

うほうNoun~する VerbFreq #5914
1

report; notification; tip; bulletin

Examples
すぐ警察に通報してください。
You should notify the police at once.
2

Mathematics; Computing

message (in information and communication theory)

り抜けるりぬけるおりぬけIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #5926
1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

Examples
その車は門を通り抜けた
The car passed through a gate.
りかかるり掛かるおりかかIntransitiveTransitiveGodan verbFreq #6396
1

to happen to pass by

Examples
すると、たまたま少女のおばあちゃんが通りかかる
Along comes the grandmother and sees her granddaughter.
うしょうNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #6919
1

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

り越すりこすおりこり超すIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #6970
1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

Examples
うっかり降りるところを通り越した
I went past my stop absent-mindedly.
行人うこうにんNounFreq #11028
1

passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

Examples
追い剥ぎが通行人から金を奪った。
A highwayman robbed a foot passenger of his money.
うたつつうだつNoun~する VerbFreq #11149
1

Transitive verb

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration)

2

Intransitive verb

being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

うがくNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #12876
1

commuting to school; school commute

Examples
いつもバス通学です。
I usually go to school by bus.
うちNounFreq #12936
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

notice; notification; report; posting

Examples
おって通知があるまで待て。
Wait until further notice.
2

Computing

notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

うやくNounFreq #14219
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

interpretation (i.e. oral translation)

Examples
彼は彼女を通訳として雇った。
He engaged her as an interpreter.
2

interpreter