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Meaning of 通りすがり(とおりすがり) in Japanese

通りすがり
Kana Reading
とおりすがり
Romaji
tōrisugari
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    on the way; passing; that happen to pass by
    Example sentence
    こうして武田の悲鳴通りすがりのに気付いてもらえ、事なきをえました In this way a passing boat noticed them, thanks to Takeda's scream, and they survived without incident.

Examples of 通りすがり, とおりすがり in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

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

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