通とおす
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Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to let pass; to allow through; to let through; to make way (for)
2. to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to let permeate (e.g. water through a fabric); to permit through; to let through (e.g. air); to run through (e.g. a pipe); to penetrate; to let in
3. to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to thread (e.g. a needle); to put through
4. to connect (e.g. two places); to open (a route, path, etc.); to link (e.g. by a road); to establish (a connection between); to join; to extend up to (somewhere)
5. to pass (a student, applicant, etc.); to admit (e.g. a student); to let through; to let in
6. to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; to guide in; to admit (someone)
7. to present logically; to make (e.g. one's argument) convincing; to be consistent (in one's reasoning); to stick to (e.g. one's principles)
8. to go through (e.g. a middleman); to put as an intermediary; to mediate via (somebody); to do via (something) (as 通して...する)
9. to pass (a law); to put through (e.g. a motion); to make way (for)
10. to listen through (a door, wall, etc.); to look through (e.g. a window) (also written 透す)
11. to heat thorougly (of food); to cook properly; to warm well; to heat evenly (as 火(熱)を~)
12. to dip into (e.g. a sauce); to pass through (e.g. a broth); to put through (e.g. boiling water)
13. to make (someone) approve (e.g. a plan); to force agreement; to push through (a proposal, idea, will, etc.); to have one's way
14. to continue (in a state); to persist in (doing); to keep doing; to remain (in a state) (also as で~)
15. to do through the lens of; to view from the angle of; to do from the perspective of (usu. as 通して...する)
16. to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole
17. to do from beginning to end without a break; to finish in one session; to do all at once; to do in one go (as 通して...する)
18. to relay (a message, an order, etc.); to convey (an intention, meaning, etc.); to send through; to pass on (e.g. information); to make heard (e.g. one's voice)
Suffix
Godan verb
19. to do ... to the end; to do ... continuously; to carry through ...; to complete ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
とおす
Examples71
Copper conducts electricity well.
He remained single all his life.
He let the visitor into the living room.
He pulled aside to let a truck pass.
He stuck to his principle.
They drove a tunnel through the hill.