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Meaning of 通す in Japanese
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通す, 徹す, 透すJLPT 3
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Kana Readingとおす
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Romajitōsu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to let pass; to overlook; to continue; to keep; to make way for; to persist in
- Example sentence
- 兄弟とも「妻と飛行機の両方は養えない」との理由で、生涯独身を通した。 Saying they could not support both a wife and an airplane, the two brothers therefore spent their lives as bachelors.
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Examples of 通す, 徹す, 透す, とおす in a sentence
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兄弟とも「妻と飛行機の両方は養えない」との理由で、生涯独身を通した。
Saying they could not support both a wife and an airplane, the two brothers therefore spent their lives as bachelors.
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The train was to crowded that I had to stand all the way to Ueno.
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Father ran through the paper.
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Send her in, and I will see her now.
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She made her point.
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She persisted in her opinion.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 通す
- Plain Polite
- 通します
- Negative
- 通さない
- Negative Polite
- 通しません
Past
- Plain
- 通した
- Plain Polite
- 通しました
- Negative
- 通さなかった
- Negative Polite
- 通しませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 通して
- Plain Polite
- 通しまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 通される
- Plain Polite
- 通されます
- Negative
- 通されない
- Negative Polite
- 通されません
Kanji in this word
10 strokes
transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate
On'Yomi: トウ
Kun'Yomi: す.く, す.かす, す.ける, とう.る, とう.す
15 strokes
penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)
On'Yomi: テツ
Kun'Yomi:
10 strokes
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
On'Yomi: ツウ, ツ
Kun'Yomi: とお.る, とお.り, -とお.り, -どお.り, とお.す, とお.し, -どお.し, かよ.う