also: どうり
in accordance with; following; as per
Attaches to nouns to mean 'in the manner of', 'according to', or 'as stated by'. Often used as ～に or ～の.
Please assemble it according to the instructions.
Used after quantity expressions to indicate approximation. Less common than くらい or ほど.
Used in proper names for streets or avenues, often in addresses or place names.
Ginza-dōri is bustling with people.
He acted exactly as instructed.
The result was as expected.
It will cost roughly 10,000 yen.
I walked along Ginza Street.
くらい is a more common and versatile suffix for approximation, while 通り in this sense is less frequent and more formal, mainly appearing after fractions like 九分.
ように is the broader, everyday way to say 'in the manner of' or 'as', while 通り in this sense usually follows a specific plan, instruction, or quoted statement to mean 'exactly as stated'.
ほど is a widely used suffix for approximation that works with almost any quantity, while 通り in this sense is limited mostly to set fraction phrases like 九分通り.
とおり is the standalone noun meaning 'way' or 'manner', while 通り (どおり) is the same word used as a rendaku suffix attached directly to another noun, as in 予定通り.
Standard kanji spelling for the suffix どおり.
Irregular kana usage; どおり is the standard reading.
The suffix どおり is the rendaku form of とおり, which originally meant 'way' or 'passage'. It developed into a suffix expressing accordance or manner.
main street; high street
main street; boulevard
street in front of the station
audience with a superior · diameter at breast height
formal; conventional; stereotypical; by the book
main street; principal street; thoroughfare
as planned; according to plan
as expected; as predicted
as before; as usual; the same as always
as rumored; just as the rumors said
audience (with a superior)
tree-lined street; avenue; boulevard
as claimed; as stated
about ninety percent; nearly; almost · almost certainly; in all probability
literal; in the literal sense
on schedule; on time