通り過ぎる

• Reading: とおりすぎる
• Romaji: toorisugiru
• Kanji breakdown: 通 (tsuu/tooru) — pass through; 過 (ka/su) — exceed, go past
• Pronunciation: /toː.ɾi.sɯ.ɡi.ɾɯ/

Meaning

To pass by; to pass through; to go past (a place or point).

A Group 2 (ichidan) intransitive compound verb from 通る (to pass) and 過ぎる (to exceed/go past). Conjugated by dropping る (通り過ぎない, 通り過ぎます). Used when something moves past a point: 駅を通り過ぎる (go past the station), 台風が通り過ぎる (a typhoon passes through), バスが通り過ぎる (the bus goes past). Implies the subject has already moved beyond the target point.

Examples

1. 考え事をしていて降りる駅を通り過ぎてしまった。 I was lost in thought and missed my stop.
2. 台風が通り過ぎた後は青空が広がった。 After the typhoon passed through, the sky cleared up.
3. 目の前をパトカーが通り過ぎていった。 A police car sped right past me.

Usage Guide

Context: transportation, weather, daily life

Tone: narrative

Origin & History

Compound of 通る (tooru, to pass through) and 過ぎる (sugiru, to go beyond). Together, 'passing through and going beyond' — moving completely past a location or moment.

Cultural Context

Era: Classical

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal