1.
passage, passing through
The act of passing through a place without stopping, or successfully going through a process.
台風が関東地方を通過した。
The typhoon passed through the Kanto region.
この電車は次の駅を通過します。
This train will pass through the next station without stopping.
法案が国会を通過した。
The bill passed through the parliament.
審査を通過して安心した。
I felt relieved after passing the screening.
毎朝この駅を通過する電車の音で目が覚める。
Every morning I wake up to the sound of trains passing through this station.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 〜を通過する (to pass through ~)
- 通過点 (passing point, waypoint)
HOMOPHONE:
- 通貨 (currency) - same reading, different meaning
COMMON USES:
- 審査を通過する (to pass screening/review)
- 税関を通過する (to pass through customs)
- 通過駅 (station that a train passes through without stopping)
Related Words
Contrast:
通貨 (currency (homophone))