通り越す・通りこす・通り超す|とおりこすtoorikosu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
通り越す通り越す（とおりこす） is the most common form and the recommended default for beginners; choose it when you want the most common written form.
通りこす通りこす（とおりこす） is less common than 通り越す and uses a kanji-and-kana spelling; recognize it as a variant, but prefer 通り越す when choosing a form.
通り超す通り超す（とおりこす） is less common than the other two forms and uses an irregular kanji; it may be encountered, but 通り越す is the safer choice for learners.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 通り越す（とおりこす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 通り越します（とおりこします） |
| Negative (nai) | 通り越さない（とおりこさない） |
| polite (masen) | 通り越しません（とおりこしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 通り越さず・通り越さぬ（とおりこさず・とおりこさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 通り越した（とおりこした） |
| polite (mashita) | 通り越しました（とおりこしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 通り越さなかった（とおりこさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 通り越しませんでした（とおりこしませんでした） |
| Te form | 通り越して（とおりこして） |
| Potential | 通り越せる（とおりこせる） |
| Passive | 通り越される（とおりこされる） |
| Causative | 通り越させる（とおりこさせる） |
| Causative passive | 通り越させられる（とおりこさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 通り越せば（とおりこせば） |
| tara | 通り越したら（とおりこしたら） |
| Volitional | 通り越そう（とおりこそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 通り越しましょう（とおりこしましょう） |
| Imperative | 通り越せ（とおりこせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym通り過ぎるとおりすぎるNeutralThe everyday word for going past a place; very common. 「通り越す」 also extends to exceeding a degree, as in 「呆れを通り越す」.
- Synonym越えるこえるNeutralCrossing over a boundary or exceeding a figure. 「通り越す」 stresses having gone past and then beyond a certain degree.
- Synonym過ぎ去るすぎさるNeutralPassing by and away, said mostly of time and seasons. 「通り越す」 is about going past a spot or beyond a degree.
- Synonym通過つうかNeutralPassing through a station or checkpoint, or a bill passing. 「通り越す」 is more colloquial and carries the nuance of exceeding a degree.
- Synonym通るとおるNeutralThe broadest term for going past or along a route. 「通り越す」 means going too far past something or beyond a degree.
- Synonym越すこすNeutralCrossing over mountains or getting through a winter. 「通り越す」 often speaks of degrees of emotion.
- SynonymすぎるNeutralPassing by or going too far; also forms 「〜すぎる」. 「通り越す」 stresses moving past a particular stage.
- Synonym過ぎ行くすぎゆくWrittenWritten, formal prose: passing by, or of time slipping away. 「通り越す」 is not used for the passage of time.
- Related通り抜けるとおりぬけるNeutralGoing through the inside of a place and out the other side, e.g. a tunnel. 「通り越す」 means going too far past or going beyond.
- Related通行つうこうNeutralTraffic of people and vehicles, as in 「通行止め」. 「通り越す」 means passing and then going beyond.
- Related抜けるぬけるNeutralComing out or falling out, or passing through, as in 「トンネルを抜ける」. 「通り越す」 is going past a spot or beyond a degree.
- RelatedよぎるNeutralPassing by or going too far; also forms 「〜すぎる」. 「通り越す」 stresses moving past a particular stage.
- Related通り抜けとおりぬけNeutralA noun for passing through or a through passage, as in 「通り抜け禁止」. 「通り越す」 is a verb.
For simply passing a place, 「通り過ぎる」 is the everyday choice; 「通り越す」 often implies going too far, as in 「駅を通り越す」, and with 「〜を通り越して」 it means going beyond a degree, as in 「怒りを通り越して呆れる」. Use the others for going through, crossing, or time passing.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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