通り抜ける・通りぬける|とおりぬけるtoorinukeru[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
通り抜ける通り抜ける is the more common written form and the form beginners should normally use.
通りぬける通りぬける is a less common kanji-and-kana variant; learners will generally want 通り抜ける instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut acrossその車は門を通り抜けた。↗The car passed through a gate.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 通り抜ける（とおりぬける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 通り抜けます（とおりぬけます） |
| Negative (nai) | 通り抜けない（とおりぬけない） |
| polite (masen) | 通り抜けません（とおりぬけません） |
| classical zu / nu | 通り抜けず・通り抜けぬ（とおりぬけず・とおりぬけぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 通り抜けた（とおりぬけた） |
| polite (mashita) | 通り抜けました（とおりぬけました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 通り抜けなかった（とおりぬけなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 通り抜けませんでした（とおりぬけませんでした） |
| Te form | 通り抜けて（とおりぬけて） |
| Potential | 通り抜けられる（とおりぬけられる） |
| Passive | 通り抜けられる（とおりぬけられる） |
| Causative | 通り抜けさせる（とおりぬけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 通り抜けさせられる（とおりぬけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 通り抜ければ（とおりぬければ） |
| tara | 通り抜けたら（とおりぬけたら） |
| Volitional | 通り抜けよう（とおりぬけよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 通り抜けましょう（とおりぬけましょう） |
| Imperative | 通り抜けろ（とおりぬけろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym突き抜けるつきぬけるNeutralPiercing or breaking through to the other side, also figuratively smashing past a limit; stresses bursting through an obstacle.
- SynonymすぎるNeutralPassing by, but also time elapsing or a limit being exceeded; stresses that something has already gone past.
- Synonym通るとおるNeutralThe most broadly used verb for going along or past, also passing an exam; does not stress cutting through.
- Synonym通過つうかNeutralPassing through without stopping, e.g. a train not stopping at a station, also a bill passing; stresses no stopover.
- Synonym通行つうこうNeutralTraffic moving along a road, as in 「通行止め」; focused on traffic and passage.
- SynonymわたるNeutralCrossing a river or the street, also spanning a range of topics; stresses reaching the other side.
- Synonym突っ切るつっきるNeutralCutting straight across, e.g. 「広場を突っ切る」; stresses a direct, straight-line crossing, not necessarily through the inside.
- Synonymくぐり抜けるくぐりぬけるNeutralDucking through a low or narrow gap; figuratively, struggling past difficulties or slipping through the law.
- Synonym通り抜けとおりぬけNeutralNoun form: passing through, or a passage you can walk through, as in 「通り抜け禁止」; common on signs.
- Related通り過ぎるとおりすぎるNeutralGoes past something from the side or overshoots it, e.g. 「駅を通り過ぎる」; stresses passing without stopping, not going through the inside.
- Related通り越すとおりこすNeutralGoing past a place, but also exceeding a limit, as in 「呆れを通り越す」; that second, figurative sense is frequently used.
- Related横断おうだんNeutralCrossing a road or a continent, e.g. 「横断歩道」; stresses getting from one side to the other.
- Related越すこすNeutralGoing over mountains or obstacles, also spending time or exceeding a number; stresses getting over something.
- Related横切るよこぎるNeutralCrossing sideways, e.g. 「猫が道を横切る」; stresses lateral crossing, while 「通り抜ける」 stresses going through the inside.
- Related抜けるぬけるNeutralA polysemous verb: coming out or falling out, being omitted, but also passing through a place, as in 「森を抜ける」.
- Related過ぎ去るすぎさるNeutralPassing by and receding into the distance, mostly of time and seasons; stresses being gone for good.
- Related越えるこえるNeutralCrossing over mountains or exceeding a number, e.g. 「国境を越える」; stresses getting over a boundary.
- Antonym行き止まるゆきどまるNeutralAntonym: coming to a dead end where you cannot go on — the opposite of being able to pass through.
Use 「通り抜ける」 for going through the inside to the other side, as in 「トンネルを通り抜ける」, also figuratively for getting past hard times. For passing by, 「通り過ぎる」 or 「通り越す」; for crossing sideways, 「横切る」 or 「横断」; cutting straight across, 「突っ切る」; breaking through, 「突き抜ける」; ducking through a gap, 「くぐり抜ける」. 「通る」 is the broadest verb; 「通過」 and 「通行」 cover stations, bills, traffic; 「越す」「越える」「渡る」 for getting over or across; 「過ぎる」「過ぎ去る」 for things gone by; 「通り抜け」 is the noun; 「抜ける」 has many senses; 「行き止まる」 is the opposite, a dead end.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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