Word details
通る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 通る.
Dictionary
Entry
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
Intransitive verb
to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect
Intransitive verb
to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
Intransitive verb
to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
Intransitive verb
to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
Intransitive verb
to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
Intransitive verb
to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
Intransitive verb
to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
Intransitive verb
to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
Intransitive verb
to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
Intransitive verb
to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood
Intransitive verb
to pass for; to come across as; to seem like
Intransitive verb
to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
Archaic; Intransitive verb
to be well-informed; to be wise
Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb
to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
On
Kun
Nanori
transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate
On
Kun
Nanori
penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)
On
Nanori
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