通る

• 読み: とおる
• ローマ字: tooru
• 漢字の分解: 通 (tsuu/too) — pass through, commute, communicate
• 発音: /to.o.ɾɯ/

意味

To pass through; to go along; to travel along. Moving through or along a path, road, or space.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb conjugating with the る row. Used for passing through places (道を通る), vehicles passing by (車が通る), and figuratively for exams (試験に通る = pass an exam) and proposals being approved (意見が通る).

例文

1. この道を通って駅に行けますか。
2. 大きなトラックが目の前を通った。
3. 試験に通ることができてうれしいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: directions, travel, exams

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the kanji 通 (tsuu/too) meaning pass through. Shares the same character as 通う (kayou), but focuses on the single act of passing through rather than habitual travel.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal