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通つう過か

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Meanings

1

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.

2

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.

3

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.

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