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direct connection, nonstop service
Going directly from one place to another without stopping, transferring, or passing through an intermediary. Used for transportation routes, phone lines, and similar connections.
空港への直通バスがある。
There is a direct bus to the airport.
この電話は社長室に直通している。
This phone connects directly to the president's office.
新宿から箱根まで直通運転の特急が走っているので乗り換えなしで行ける。
A direct express train runs from Shinjuku to Hakone, so you can get there without transferring.
USAGE:
Used as a modifier (直通の or compound: 直通バス, 直通電話) or as a suru verb (直通する). Very common in transportation (trains, buses) and telecommunications (direct phone lines).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 直通バス: direct bus
- 直通電車: direct train
- 直通電話: direct phone line
- 直通運転: through-service (trains running across different lines)
- 直通ダイヤル: direct dial