通る
徹る、 透る
Reading
Kana:
とおる
Romaji:
tooru
Definitions
1
to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
2
to run (between); to operate (between); to connect
Note:
of public transport
3
to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
4
to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
5
to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
6
to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
7
to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
8
to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
9
to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
10
to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
11
to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood
12
to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
13
to be well-informed; to be wise
Note:
archaism
14
to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
Note:
after the -masu stem of a verb
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.
Reading: テツ
Meanings: penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)
Readings: トウ、 す.く、 す.かす、 す.ける、 とう.る、 とう.す
Meanings: transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate