通す

とおす

to let pass

N3 #6,291

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive 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. as 通して...する to go through (e.g. a middleman); to put as an intermediary; to mediate via (somebody); to do via (something)
  9. to pass (a law); to put through (e.g. a motion); to make way (for)
  10. also written 透す to listen through (a door, wall, etc.); to look through (e.g. a window)
  11. food, cooking, as 火（熱）を～ to heat thorougly (of food); to cook properly; to warm well; to heat evenly
  12. food, cooking 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. also as で～ to continue (in a state); to persist in (doing); to keep doing; to remain (in a state)
  15. usu. as 通して...する to do through the lens of; to view from the angle of; to do from the perspective of
  16. to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole
  17. as 通して...する to do from beginning to end without a break; to finish in one session; to do all at once; to do in one go
  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)
  19. suffix, godan verb, after the -masu stem of a verb to do ... to the end; to do ... continuously; to carry through ...; to complete ...

Its kanji

In sentences

彼かれは一生いっしょう独身どくしんで通とおした。 He remained single all his life. #109917

どうぞ通とおしてください。 Let me pass, please. #201255

彼女かのじょは一生いっしょう独身どくしんで通とおした。 She remained unmarried until death. #91129

すみません、通とおしてください。 Excuse me. May I get by? #214191

済すみません。通とおしてくれますか。 Excuse me. Can I get by here? #170302

客間きゃくまに通とおされた。 I was ushered into the drawing room. #8991690

銅どうはよく電気でんきを通とおす。 Copper conducts electricity well. #123494

床下ゆかしたにパイプを通とおす。 Run pipes under the floor. #146456