通る・透る・徹る|とおるtooru[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
   私は毎日まいにちその教会きょうかいの前まえを通とおる。↗

   I go by that church every day.
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect
   駅えきと飛行機ひこうきの間あいだは、バスが通かよっている。↗

   Buses run between the station and the airport.
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
4. godan verb, intransitive verbto penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
   弾たまがヘルメットを通とおった。↗

   A bullet pierced the helmet.
5. godan verb, intransitive verbto permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
6. godan verb, intransitive verbto carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
   ケリーの声こえは、よく通とおる。↗

   Kelly's voice carries well.
7. godan verb, intransitive verbto be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
8. godan verb, intransitive verbto pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
   容易よういに試験しけんに通とおると思おもう。↗

   I expect her to pass the examination easily.
9. godan verb, intransitive verbto go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
   彼女かのじょはベスという名なで通かよっていた。↗

   She went by the name of Bess.
10. godan verb, intransitive verbto be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
    そういう言い訳いいわけはとおらない。↗

    That's no excuse.
11. godan verb, intransitive verbto get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood
    黙だまっていて心こころが通とおった。↗

    There was no need for verbal communication.
12. godan verb, intransitive verbto pass for; to come across as; to seem like
    この絵えは本物ほんもので通とおるだろう。↗

    This painting will pass for genuine.
13. godan verb, intransitive verbto be straight (e.g. wood grain)
14. godan verb, intransitive verbto be well-informed; to be wise
15. suffix, godan verbto do ... completely; to do ... thoroughlyafter the -masu stem of a verb

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

• Synonym通り過ぎるとおりすぎるNeutralTo pass a place and keep going; the focus is on going past. 「通る」 also covers traveling along a route and, say, a proposal being approved.
• Synonym通過つうかWrittenA vehicle passing through without stopping, or a bill passing; mostly formal contexts. 「通る」 is the more colloquial choice.
• SynonymわたるNeutralCrossing a river or bridge to the far side; stresses getting across. 「通る」 does not imply reaching the other bank.
• Synonym通り越すとおりこすNeutralGoing past a point or beyond a limit, even too far, as in 「呆れを通り越す」; stresses passing beyond a point.
• SynonymすぎるNeutralWhen read 「よぎる」: something sweeping past before your eyes or a thought flashing through, as in 「不安がよぎる」; for movement, 「通る」 means actually going by.
• Synonym通り抜けるとおりぬけるNeutralPassing through the inside of something and out the other side, as in 「トンネルを通り抜ける」. 「通る」 does not stress emerging on the far side.
• Synonym通行つうこうWrittenPeople or vehicles traveling on a road, as in 「通行止め」; typical of traffic signs and notices, written register.
• Synonym経るへるWrittenWritten/formal: passing through a place or, more often, going through a stage or process, as in 「審査を経る」.
• Synonym抜けるぬけるNeutralPassing through somewhere to the other side, as in 「森を抜ける」; also covers things coming off, falling out, or being omitted.
• Synonym通じるつうじるNeutralRoutes being linked up or open to traffic, or a point getting across, as in 「話が通じる」.
• Synonym合格ごうかくWrittenCovers the exam sense of 「通る」, as in 「試験に合格する」. 「通る」 is more colloquial and can also be used for a bill passing.
• Synonym通り抜けとおりぬけNeutralA noun: passing through a place, or a passage open for cutting through, as in 「通り抜け禁止」.
• Related越えるこえるNeutralGoing over a mountain or a boundary; stresses clearing an obstacle, as in 「国境を越える」. 「通る」 does not emphasize getting over something.
• Related横断おうだんWrittenCrossing a road from side to side, as in 「横断歩道」; leans toward written usage. 「通る」 is simply going along or past.
• Related越すこすCasualColloquial: getting over a ridge or through a stretch of time, as in 「峠を越す」「冬を越す」. 「通る」 never covers spending time.
• Related横切るよこぎるNeutralCutting across from one side to the other, as in 「道を横切る」; stresses crossing sideways rather than traveling along.
• Related突き抜けるつきぬけるNeutralPiercing through to the far side or shooting straight past, as in 「天井を突き抜ける」.
• Related突っ切るつっきるCasualColloquial: cutting straight across, as in 「交差点を突っ切る」「公園を突っ切る」. 「通る」 does not stress a direct, straight-line crossing.
• Relatedくぐり抜けるくぐりぬけるNeutralDucking through a low or narrow gap, or managing to get through hardship, as in 「修羅場をくぐり抜ける」.

For passing, going along, or getting through, 「通る」 is the default. Use 「通り過ぎる」 for passing by and moving on, 「通過」 for a vehicle not stopping, 「渡る」 for crossing a river or bridge, 「通り抜ける」 for going through to the other side, 「通じる」 for routes or ideas connecting, and 「合格」 for passing an exam. The rest add nuances of crossing over, piercing through, or formal and written usage.

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

1. ある地点ちてんを過すぎて行いく。
2. 移動いどうする道筋みちすじができる。
3. 【徹とおる】隅すみ・奥おく・反対はんたい側がわまで届とどく。
4. 【通とおる・徹とおる】遠とおくまで伝つたわる。
5. 【透とおる】光ひかりや液体えきたいが内部ないぶ・反対はんたい側がわに達たっする。
6. 及第きゅうだいする。合格ごうかくする。
7. 抵抗ていこうなく成立せいりつする。
8. 内容ないように矛盾むじゅんがなく、論理的ろんりてきに整ととのっている。
9. 世間せけんに広ひろく知しられている。
10. 捨すてた牌ぱいで他家たけがロン和わ了りょうせず、次つぎのツモ順じゅんへ移うつること。
11. 日本語にほんごにおける男性名だんせいめいのひとつ。「徹とおる」「透とおる」「通つう」「亨とおる」「享とおる」「昶あきら」「亘わたる」「達とおる」などの字じを当あてる。