通す
とおす
Also written 徹す, 透す
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to let pass; to allow through; to let through; to make way (for)
- 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
- to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to thread (e.g. a needle); to put through
- 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)
- to pass (a student, applicant, etc.); to admit (e.g. a student); to let through; to let in
- to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; to guide in; to admit (someone)
- 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) See also: 筋を通す (すじをとおす).
- 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)
- to pass (a law); to put through (e.g. a motion); to make way (for)
- to listen through (a door, wall, etc.); to look through (e.g. a window) (also written 透す)
- to heat thorougly (of food); to cook properly; to warm well; to heat evenly (as 火（熱）を～)
- to dip into (e.g. a sauce); to pass through (e.g. a broth); to put through (e.g. boiling water)
- to make (someone) approve (e.g. a plan); to force agreement; to push through (a proposal, idea, will, etc.); to have one's way
- to continue (in a state); to persist in (doing); to keep doing; to remain (in a state) (also as で～)
- 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)
- to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole See also: 目を通す (めをとおす).
- 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)
- 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 to do ... to the end; to do ... continuously; to carry through ...; to complete ... (after the -masu stem of a verb) See also: 遣り通す (やりとおす).
Kanji
- 通 pass through. Read as とおす.
Example sentences
- 君は計画を遣り通さなければならない。
You must go through with your plan. - 君はその計画をやり通さなければならない。
You must go through with your plan. - あなたは計画をやり通さなければならない。
You must go through with your plan. - 君は何としても我を通そうとする。
You will have your own way. - 金銭のためではなく、経験をとおして学ぶという気持ちでその活動に参加しなさい。
Take part in the activity not for money but for learning through experience.
Common phrases
- 目を通す (めをとおす) to scan
- 電気を通す
- 火を通す (ひをとおす) to cook
- 水を通す
- 貫き通す (つらぬきとおす) to go through
- 隠し通す (かくしとおす) to keep (something) a secret
- パスを通す
- 穴に通す
- 法案を通す
- 紐を通す
- 熱を通す
- 年間を通す
- フィルターを通す
- ワイヤーを通す
- 針の穴を通す
Related forms
- 通る (とおる) to go by (intransitive partner)
Words containing 通す
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