通る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 通る | 通らない |
| Polite | 通ります | 通りません |
| Past polite | 通りました | 通りませんでした |
| Past | 通った | 通らなかった |
| Te-form | 通って | 通らないで |
| Desire | 通りたい | 通りたくない |
| Potential | 通れる | 通れない |
| Passive | 通られる | 通られない |
| Causative | 通らせる | 通らせない |
| Causative passive | 通らせられるalso 通らされる | 通らせられないalso 通らされない |
| Volitional | 通ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 通りましょう | |
| Imperative | 通れ | 通るな |
| Conditional | 通れば | 通らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 通ったら | 通らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
go along; pass by; go through; take a route
Used for a person, vehicle, route, or movement passing along or through a place. The place passed through is often marked with を.
To get to the station, you take this road.
The typhoon passed south of Kyushu.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Used of buses, trains, rail lines, roads, and similar services or routes that run through or connect places.
A bus to the airport runs through this town.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
go indoors; come in; be admitted
Used for entering or being allowed into a room or interior; common in polite invitations such as お通りください.
Please come inside.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Describes something physically passing through a material or obstacle, such as a bullet, needle, or skewer.
The bullet went through the thick board.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
permeate; soak in; spread throughout
Used when flavor, moisture, heat, color, or a similar quality reaches into or throughout something.
The flavor has soaked well into the simmered dish.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
carry; reach far
Especially common of a voice or sound that carries clearly over distance.
Her voice carries well even in a large hall.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be relayed; be passed on; be conveyed
Used when an order, request, instruction, or message has been passed along to the relevant person or place.
The additional order has not been passed on to the kitchen yet.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
pass; be approved; be accepted
Used for passing an examination, proposal, bill, screening, or other formal or informal process.
He passed a difficult exam.
The bill passed the committee.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be known as; have a reputation as; go by
Often appears as 〜として通っている or 〜で通っている, meaning that someone or something is generally known or accepted in that way.
He is known in this town as a skilled doctor.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
make sense; be logical; be coherent
Common in expressions such as 筋が通る, 理屈が通る, and 話が通る, where an explanation or argument is internally reasonable.
That explanation is logical.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be understood; get across
Used when words, a language, or what someone is trying to say is understood by the other side.
Japanese is understood at this hotel.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
pass for; come across as; seem like
Used with 〜で通る to say that something can be taken or accepted as being a certain kind of thing.
At first glance, this fake passes for the real thing.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be straight; run straight
A specialized descriptive use for grain, lines, or similar patterns that run straight through a material.
The grain of this board runs straight.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be well-informed; be wise
Archaic use. In modern Japanese, meanings like being knowledgeable are normally expressed with words such as 通じている or 詳しい rather than standalone 通る.
In old writing, 通った人 can refer to a wise person well versed in things.
Suffix-like use after the masu-stem of another verb, often in established compounds such as 澄み通る or 響き通る, adding a sense of thoroughness or reaching all the way through.
The lake water was clear all the way to the bottom.
If you go along this street, it's a shortcut.
This bus runs past the station.
His voice carries very well.
Something about his story doesn't add up.
He passed the difficult exam.
He is known as a genius.
His instructions got through to everyone.
He looks young enough to pass for someone in his twenties.
通る is the everyday verb for passing through or being accepted, while 通過 is the more formal Sino-Japanese noun/suru-verb used in reports on transport, procedures, and stages.
通る means to physically pass through a place, while 経る can describe passing through abstract stages or processes as well as physical space.
main street; avenue; boulevard
passing by; just passing through
passing through; through passage
as before; as it was originally; back to normal
random attacker; slasher; street assailant · passing demon; demon that brings misfortune to passersby
pass by; go past
passage; path; route; one's way
passing through without stopping; passing by
go through; pass through; get through; cut across
pedestrian traffic; passersby; foot traffic
back street; side street; alley
be transparent; be see-through; be clear · be clear (voice/sound)
go unpunished; be tolerated; get away with
intermediate street; middle street
medium quality; middling; average
passing by; happening to pass
alias; assumed name; nickname · house name; family name used publicly · street name; avenue name
main street; high street
main street; boulevard
happen to pass by; come along
passing shower; brief rain
generally; roughly; briefly · everything; all parts; the whole process · ordinary; usual; average · one method
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
Rare attested kanji form. It suggests penetration, going through thoroughly, or thoroughness; 通る is the normal spelling in ordinary writing.