経けい由ゆ

also: けいゆう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

経由する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used for routes, intermediaries, or processes. Often appears as ～を経由して or ～経由で.

〈場ば所しょ〉を経けい由ゆするto go via/through a place
この電でん車しゃは大おお阪さかを経けい由ゆして東とう京きょうへ行いきます。
This train goes to Tokyo via Osaka.
〈場ば所しょ〉経けい由ゆでvia a place (as a route)
パリ経けい由ゆでロンドンに行いくつもりです。
I plan to go to London via Paris.
〈人ひと〉経けい由ゆでthrough someone (as an intermediary)
この情じょう報ほうは友ゆう人じん経けい由ゆで聞ききました。
I heard this information through a friend.

経へるN1
経る is a verb meaning 'to pass through' or 'to go via', while 経由 is the noun form used in phrases like ～を経由して to describe a route or intermediary.
経けい路ろN1
経路 refers to the route or path itself, whereas 経由 describes the act of passing via a place or intermediary on the way to a destination.
通つう過かN3
経由 emphasizes the route taken ('via'), while 通過 emphasizes the act of passing through or past a point.
トランジット
経由 emphasizes the route ('via' a place) and is used broadly for any kind of passage, whereas トランジット specifically implies a stopover during travel.

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寄き港こう
寄港 specifically means stopping at a port or airport en route, while 経由 more broadly means traveling 'via' a place on any kind of route.
回まわりN3
経由 is the clear, formal word for 'via', while 回り is used suffix-like in route names such as 北回り.

直ちょっ行こう
直行 means going directly to a destination without stops, the opposite of 経由 which implies passing through an intermediate place.

経けい緯いN1
経緯 (けいい) means the detailed background or sequence of events, while 経由 (けいゆ) means 'via' or 'by way of'; both share the kanji 経 but differ completely in meaning.

経由Usage100%
- けいゆ
  Standard kanji form. The reading けいゆう is a less common variant.
- けいゆう
  Rare variant reading of the same kanji form.
けいゆう

Compound of 経 (pass through) and 由 (reason, means). The reading けいゆ is standard; けいゆう is a rare variant.