経る・歴る|へるheru[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto pass; to elapse; to go by
2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto pass through; to go through
3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto experience; to go through; to undergo

• Synonym経過けいかWrittenNoun for the elapsing of time or the course of events, as in 「時間が経過する」. 経る is a verb and stresses going through a place or process.
• SynonymすぎるNeutralFor time passing or going beyond a point, as in 「時が過ぎる」. Very common in everyday speech, where 経る would sound stiff.
• Synonym過ぎ去るすぎさるWrittenWritten word for something passing and going away, as in 「嵐が過ぎ去る」; can be neutral description or carry a retrospective feel.
• Synonym経験けいけんWrittenNoun for experience or a concrete episode, as in 「初めて経験する」「経験を積む」; not about passing through a place.
• Synonym通るとおるNeutralThe most general verb for going through or along, as in 「道を通る」; everyday speech, where 経る sounds formal.
• SynonymわたるNeutralTo cross over water or via a bridge, as in 「橋を渡る」「海を渡る」; stresses getting to the far side.
• Related通り抜けるとおりぬけるNeutralTo pass through a space and come out the far side, as in 「公園を通り抜ける」, or to get out of a situation; the stress is on going from one end to the other.
• Related突き抜けるつきぬけるNeutralTo pierce or break through with force, as in 「屋根を突き抜ける」; stresses bursting through, not going via a process.
• Related体験たいけんWrittenNoun for hands-on, personal experience, as in 「留学体験」; stresses experiencing something yourself, not merely passing through it.
• Related通過つうかWrittenNoun for passing through a place or clearing review or an exam, as in 「トンネルを通過する」「法案が通過」.
• Related通行つうこうWrittenNoun for the passage of people or vehicles, as in 「通行止め」; about road use, not about undergoing anything.
• Related横断おうだんWrittenNoun for crossing from one side to the other, as in 「道路を横断する」「太平洋横断」; lateral crossing, not elapsing.
• Related越すこすNeutralTo go over a hard spot or get through a period, as in 「峠を越す」「冬を越す」; stresses surmounting.
• Related横切るよこぎるNeutralTo cross from one side to the other, as in 「道を横切る」「国境を横切る」; never used for time or experience.
• Related抜けるぬけるNeutralTo come out through something or fall out, as in 「トンネルを抜ける」「歯が抜ける」; the focus is on exiting.
• Related通り越すとおりこすNeutralTo go past a destination or beyond a limit, as in 「駅を通り越す」; about overshooting, not elapsing.
• Related通り過ぎるとおりすぎるNeutralTo pass by without stopping, as in 「家の前を通り過ぎる」; the point is not lingering.
• Related越えるこえるNeutralTo go over something or exceed a figure, as in 「山を越える」「百人を超える」; stresses clearing a boundary.
• Related過ぎ行くすぎゆくWrittenWritten, literary word for time or things passing away, as in 「過ぎ行く季節」; more poetic than 経る.
• Relatedくぐり抜けるくぐりぬけるNeutralTo duck through a narrow space or narrowly get through hardship, as in 「危機をくぐり抜ける」; about escaping, not elapsing.
• Related突っ切るつっきるNeutralTo cut straight across, as in 「広場を突っ切る」; stresses going directly without detours.
• RelatedよぎるNeutralFor time passing or going beyond a point, as in 「時が過ぎる」. Very common in everyday speech, where 経る would sound stiff.
• Antonym経ないNeutralNegative form meaning not going through, as in 「審査を経ないで」; the direct opposite of 経る.

Use 「経る」 for going through a place, process, or stretch of time, as in 「審査を経る」「年月を経る」; it leans written. For time simply passing, pick 「経過」 or 「過ぎる」; for physically passing through, 「通る」 is the everyday default, with 「通り抜ける」「通り過ぎる」 and similar for finer nuance; for personal experience, 「体験」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （ある場所ばしょを）通とおる
2. 時間じかんが過すぎる。