JLPT N3 · Verb

通す (toosu)

通す (とおす, toosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to let pass; to allow through”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とおす
Romaji: toosu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to let pass; to allow through; to let through; to make way (for) · godan verb, transitive
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) · godan verb, transitive
to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to thread (e.g. a needle); to put through · godan verb, transitive
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 · godan verb, transitive
to pass (a student, applicant, etc.); to admit (e.g. a student); to let through; to let in · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

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.

Tatoeba #111482

彼はおばあさんに道を譲り、通してあげた。

He gave way to the old lady and let her pass.

Tatoeba #114244

銅はよく電気を通す。

Copper conducts electricity well.

Tatoeba #123494

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 通す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	通す	とおす toosu
Polite (~masu)	通します	とおします tooshimasu
Negative	通さない	とおさない toosanai
Polite negative	通しません	とおしません tooshimasen
Past	通した	とおした tooshita
Polite past	通しました	とおしました tooshimashita
Negative past	通さなかった	とおさなかった toosanakatta
Te-form	通して	とおして tooshite
Potential	通せる	とおせる tooseru
Passive	通される	とおされる toosareru
Causative	通させる	とおさせる toosaseru
Volitional	通そう	とおそう toosou
Imperative	通せ	とおせ toose
Conditional (~ba)	通せば	とおせば tooseba

Kanji in 通す

通

traffic, pass through, avenueツウ・ツ・とお.る・とお.り · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 通す.

通るとおるto go by通うかようto go to and from (a place)交通こうつうtraffic通りとおりstreet普通ふつうnormal共通きょうつうcommon通過つうかpassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.)通貨つうかcurrency通学つうがくcommuting to school通勤つうきんcommuting to work通行つうこうpassage (of people or vehicles)通信つうしんcorrespondence通訳つうやくinterpretation (i.e. oral translation)不通ふつうsuspension

Source: JMdict entry 1432900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.