This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

通う

Reading

Kana: かよう
Romaji: kayou
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Definitions

v5u
vi
1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between

2

to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent

3

to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

See also: 血が通う 心が通う
4

to resemble

Kanji

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

Example Sentences

(わたし)(ある)いて学校(がっこう)(かよ)う。
➥I go to school on foot.
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(おとうと)小学校(しょうがっこう)(とお)っています。
➥My little brother goes to an elementary school.
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小学生(しょうがくせい)は6年間(ねんかん)学校(がっこう)(かよ)う。
➥Elementary school children go to school for a term of six years.
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(わたし)(あね)大学(だいがく)(とお)っている。
➥My sister goes to a university.
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(わたし)たちはバスで学校(がっこう)(かよ)う。
➥We go to school by bus.
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彼女(かのじょ)(よる)学校(がっこう)(かよ)っている。
➥She attends school at night.
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