通り
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 通り
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.
Kanji in this Word
通
9 strokes
Frequency: 80
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
traffic
pass through
avenue
commute
counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ツウ
ツ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
とお.る
とお.り
-とお.り
-どお.り
とお.す
とお.し
-どお.し
かよ.う
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
とん
どうし
どおり
みち
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