noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
passing through; passing by; transit
Used for a person, vehicle, train, typhoon, etc. moving through or past a place; with 通過する, the route or point passed often takes を.
この電車は次の駅を通過します。
This train will pass through the next station without stopping.
The typhoon passed over the Kanto region during the night.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
passage of a bill; carriage; formal passage through a process
Used when something passes through an official or institutional stage, especially a bill passing a chamber or committee; the 'carriage' nuance appears in transit/transport contexts such as goods passing through a place.
その法案は衆議院を通過した。
The bill passed the House of Representatives.
通過貨物には別の手続きが必要だ。
Goods in transit require a separate procedure.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
clearing a screening; passing an inspection; getting through a preliminary round; qualification
Common for clearing a stage, screening, inspection, or preliminary round. For ordinary school exams, 合格 is often the more direct word, but 通過 is natural when the exam or review is a hurdle in a process.
彼女は一次審査を通過した。
She made it through the first screening.
厳しい安全検査を通過した製品だけを出荷する。
We ship only products that have passed the strict safety inspection.