通り過ぎる・通りすぎる|とおりすぎるtoorisugiru[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
通り過ぎる通り過ぎる is the most common written form and the recommended choice for learners. It combines kanji and kana.
通りすぎる通りすぎる is a less common kanji-and-kana variant of 通り過ぎる. Learners should generally choose 通り過ぎる instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto go past; to pass; to pass by
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 通り過ぎる（とおりすぎる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 通り過ぎます（とおりすぎます） |
| Negative (nai) | 通り過ぎない（とおりすぎない） |
| polite (masen) | 通り過ぎません（とおりすぎません） |
| classical zu / nu | 通り過ぎず・通り過ぎぬ（とおりすぎず・とおりすぎぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 通り過ぎた（とおりすぎた） |
| polite (mashita) | 通り過ぎました（とおりすぎました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 通り過ぎなかった（とおりすぎなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 通り過ぎませんでした（とおりすぎませんでした） |
| Te form | 通り過ぎて（とおりすぎて） |
| Potential | 通り過ぎられる（とおりすぎられる） |
| Passive | 通り過ぎられる（とおりすぎられる） |
| Causative | 通り過ぎさせる（とおりすぎさせる） |
| Causative passive | 通り過ぎさせられる（とおりすぎさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 通り過ぎれば（とおりすぎれば） |
| tara | 通り過ぎたら（とおりすぎたら） |
| Volitional | 通り過ぎよう（とおりすぎよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 通り過ぎましょう（とおりすぎましょう） |
| Imperative | 通り過ぎろ（とおりすぎろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym通過つうかNeutralSino-Japanese word with a formal air: to pass a place without stopping, as in 「急行が通過する」; also used of bills being passed.
- Synonym通るとおるNeutralThe general verb for going along or past, as in 「この道を通る」; unlike the headword, it doesn't necessarily mean going beyond the spot and continuing on.
- Synonym通り越すとおりこすNeutralTo go beyond a spot rather than just past it; also to exceed a limit or degree, as in 「呆れを通り越す」.
- SynonymすぎるNeutralRead よぎる: to go by in front of you, or for a thought to flash through your mind, as in 「不安が頭をよぎる」; stresses a brief, fleeting pass.
- Synonym過ぎ去るすぎさるNeutralTo pass and be gone; used mostly of time slipping away, as in 「過ぎ去った日々」.
- Synonym過ぎ行くすぎゆくWrittenWritten/literary word: to pass by, or often of time slipping away, as in 「過ぎ行く季節」; carries a wistful, literary tone.
- Related通り抜けるとおりぬけるNeutralTo go through the inside of something and out the other side, as in 「トンネルを通り抜ける」; the point is passing through, not just going by.
- Related通行つうこうNeutralA traffic term for people or vehicles traveling on roads, as in 「通行止め」; about traffic flow rather than one act of walking past.
- Related抜けるぬけるNeutralA broad verb: come out, fall out, be omitted. When it means passing through, it stresses getting out to the far side rather than going past.
- Related通り抜けとおりぬけNeutralNoun for passing through, as in 「通り抜け禁止」; often seen on signs and notices.
- Antonym立ち止まるたちどまるNeutralAntonym: to stop in one's tracks; the opposite of walking on past without stopping.
Use 「通り過ぎる」 to go past a place without stopping and continue on. For passing without stopping, as trains do, use 「通過」; for going through the inside to the other side, 「通り抜ける」; for going beyond a point or limit, 「通り越す」; for time slipping away, 「過ぎ去る」. The opposite of passing by is 「立ち止まる」, to stop where you are.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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