通う|かようkayou[0]heiban (flat)

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent
   ６歳さい以上いじょうの子供こどもは学校がっこうに通かよわなければならない。↗

   Children of six and above should attend school.
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
4. godan verb, intransitive verbto resemble

• RelatedいくNeutralThe basic word for going somewhere, even just once; 「通う」 stresses regular back-and-forth trips, as to school or work, and also covers circulation or conduction.
• Related出向くでむくWrittenWritten language for setting out to a place oneself, as in 「現場に出向く」; it stresses making a personal trip there, not regular commuting.
• RelatedまいるFormalHumble language for going or coming, as in 「明日参ります」; it can also mean visiting a shrine, but has no sense of regular back-and-forth.
• Related出席しゅっせきWrittenWritten-style word for attending classes or meetings; it focuses on being present, with no idea of repeated trips back and forth.
• Antonym通わないNeutralThe negative form of 「通う」: not going to school, work, etc., as in 「学校に通わない」; it covers both never going and no longer going.
• Antonym欠席するNeutralContrasts with 「通う」 in the sense of attending school: it means missing a class or meeting, as in 「授業を欠席する」; for missing work, use 「欠勤」.

Use 「通う」 by default for regular back-and-forth trips. For going somewhere in general pick 「行く」, for a personal trip 「出向く」, in humble speech 「参る」, for being present 「出席」, and for missing class 「欠席する」.

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

1. ある場所ばしょに定期的ていきてきに行いく。ある経路けいろを行き来いききする。
2. 伝つたわって流ながれる。
3. あたたかい気持きもちが伝つたわる。
4. 共通きょうつうする。似通にかよう。