通す

verb (godan)とおす · toosu

1. Englishto let pass; to allow through; to let through; to make way (for)

   • 彼はトラックを通すために車を横に寄せた。He pulled aside to let a truck pass.

2. Englishto transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to let permeate (e.g. water through a fabric); to permit through

   • 銅はよく電気を通す。Copper conducts electricity well.

3. Englishto stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to thread (e.g. a needle); to put through

   • 針に糸を通すことができないので縫い物は好きではありません。I don't like sewing because I can't thread the needle.

4. Englishto connect (e.g. two places); to open (a route, path, etc.); to link (e.g. by a road); to establish (a connection between)

   • 山を通してトンネルを通した。They drove a tunnel through the hill.

5. Englishto pass (a student, applicant, etc.); to admit (e.g. a student); to let through; to let in

   • 係官は私を通してくれた。The official in charge let me in.

6. Englishto lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; to guide in; to admit (someone)

   • 彼はその訪問者を居間に通した。He let the visitor into the living room.

7. Englishto 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)

   • 彼は主義を通して譲らなかった。He stuck to his principle.

8. Englishto go through (e.g. a middleman); to put as an intermediary; to mediate via (somebody); to do via (something)

   • 今日では、ラジオやテレビを通して、大量広告が何百万もの人々に同時にメッセージを届けている。Today, through radio and television, mass advertising can reach millions of people at a time with its messages.

9. Englishto pass (a law); to put through (e.g. a motion); to make way (for)

   • 参議院はどんな改正案も通さなくても構わないようです。The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.

10. Englishto listen through (a door, wall, etc.); to look through (e.g. a window)

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