(つうか)

つうか
noun, suru-verb
passage, passing through
1. passage, passing through
The act of passing through a place without stopping, or successfully going through a process.
台風(たいふう)関東(かんとう)地方(ちほう)通過(つうか)した。
The typhoon passed through the Kanto region.
この電車(でんしゃ)(つぎ)(えき)通過(つうか)します。
This train will pass through the next station without stopping.
法案(ほうあん)国会(こっかい)通過(つうか)した。
The bill passed through the parliament.
審査(しんさ)通過(つうか)して安心(あんしん)した。
I felt relieved after passing the screening.
毎朝(まいあさ)この(えき)通過(つうか)する電車(でんしゃ)(おと)()()める。
Every morning I wake up to the sound of trains passing through this station.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜を通過(つうか)する (to pass through ~)
  • 通過(つうか)(てん) (passing point, waypoint)

HOMOPHONE:

  • 通貨(つうか) (currency) - same reading, different meaning

COMMON USES:

  • 審査(しんさ)通過(つうか)する (to pass screening/review)
  • 税関(ぜいかん)通過(つうか)する (to pass through customs)
  • 通過(つうか)(えき) (station that a train passes through without stopping)