通過する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 通過する | 通過しない |
| Polite | 通過します | 通過しません |
| Past polite | 通過しました | 通過しませんでした |
| Past | 通過した | 通過しなかった |
| Te-form | 通過して | 通過しないで |
| Desire | 通過したい | 通過したくない |
| Potential | 通過できる | 通過できない |
| Passive | 通過される | 通過されない |
| Causative | 通過させる | 通過させない |
| Causative passive | 通過させられる | 通過させられない |
| Volitional | 通過しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 通過しましょう | |
| Imperative | 通過しろ | 通過するな |
| Conditional | 通過すれば | 通過しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 通過したら | 通過しなかったら |
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.
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.
The bill passed the House of Representatives.
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.
She made it through the first screening.
We ship only products that have passed the strict safety inspection.
The train passed through this station without stopping.
This bill passed through the Diet.
She got through the qualifiers and advanced to the finals.
Only applicants who clear the first screening are invited for an interview.
通過 is the standard, formal term for passing through a place or checkpoint, whereas スルー is a casual loanword used for the same idea in everyday speech.
通過 means passing through a point or place, like a train passing a station, while 貫通 specifically means piercing all the way through a solid object or barrier.
通過 means simply 'passing through' and is used far more broadly (trains, deadlines, inspections), while トランジット is limited to travel/astronomy contexts implying a temporary stop.
通過 is the general word for passing through a point or checkpoint (traffic, an exam), while 透過 is specific to light, radiation, or sound passing through a medium.
qualifying; getting through a qualifying round