通行|つうこうtsuukou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbpassage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcommon usage; widespread use
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 通行する（つうこうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 通行します（つうこうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 通行しない（つうこうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 通行しません（つうこうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 通行せず・通行せぬ（つうこうせず・つうこうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 通行した（つうこうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 通行しました（つうこうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 通行しなかった（つうこうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 通行しませんでした（つうこうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 通行して（つうこうして） |
| Potential | 通行できる（つうこうできる） |
| Passive | 通行される（つうこうされる） |
| Causative | 通行させる（つうこうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 通行させられる（つうこうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 通行すれば（つうこうすれば） |
| tara | 通行したら（つうこうしたら） |
| Volitional | 通行しよう（つうこうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 通行しましょう（つうこうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 通行しろ（つうこうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym通過つうかNeutralPassing through or by a place without stopping, and also the passing of a bill; 「通行」 focuses on traffic moving along roads.
- Synonym通り抜けるとおりぬけるNeutralGoing in at one end and out the other, as through a narrow lane; 「通行」 is about the coming and going itself.
- Synonym通るとおるNeutralThe everyday verb for going through or past, also for a plan being approved; 「通行」 is a noun, mostly seen on notices.
- SynonymわたるNeutralCrossing a river, the sea or a road, and also spanning a period of time; 「通行」 centers on roads.
- Related通り過ぎるとおりすぎるNeutralGoing past something from the side or missing a stop, as when you ride past your station; 「通行」 is about the flow of people and vehicles.
- Related通り越すとおりこすNeutralGoing beyond a place or past a certain degree, as in 「怒りを通り越して呆れる」.
- Related横断おうだんNeutralCrossing a road or traversing a continent, as in 「横断歩道」; 「通行」 is not limited to any direction.
- Related越すこすNeutralCrossing over or getting through, as over a mountain ridge or through a winter; the focus is on clearing an obstacle.
- RelatedすぎるNeutralPassing by or of time, and also excess; 「通行」 is about road traffic and also means common use.
- Related横切るよこぎるNeutralCrossing sideways, as a cat crossing the road; 「通行」 means moving along a road in any direction.
- Related抜けるぬけるNeutralComing out through something, or falling out and being omitted; 「通行」 is about passage along a road.
- Related突っ切るつっきるNeutralCutting straight across, as a plaza or the finish line, in one go.
- Relatedくぐり抜けるくぐりぬけるNeutralSqueezing through a narrow spot or getting past a crisis, as in 「危機をくぐり抜ける」.
- Antonym遮断しゃだんNeutralCutting off or blocking a flow, as in 「通行遮断」; the opposite of 「通行」.
- Antonym封鎖ふうさNeutralSealing off a road or port; the opposite of 「通行」, which allows traffic through.
Use 「通行」 for people and vehicles moving along roads, as in 「通行止め」. In everyday speech say 「通る」; for passing a station without stopping, 「通過」; for crossing a road, 「横断」 or 「渡る」; for blocking traffic, 「封鎖」.
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