1.
to pass through; to cut through
To move through and come out the other side of a space, passage, or area. Used for physically traversing tunnels, crowds, forests, and similar spaces.
トンネルを通り抜けた。
I passed through the tunnel.
人混みを通り抜けるのに苦労した。
I had a hard time getting through the crowd.
裏道を通り抜けると、駅まで五分で着ける。
If you cut through the back street, you can reach the station in five minutes.
A compound verb formed from 通る (to pass) and 抜ける (to come out, to exit). The 抜ける component adds the sense of emerging on the other side. Ichidan conjugation.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- トンネルを通り抜ける (to pass through a tunnel)
- 人混みを通り抜ける (to push through a crowd)
- 森を通り抜ける (to go through a forest)
- 路地を通り抜ける (to cut through an alley)
The particle を marks the space being traversed. Unlike 通る alone, 通り抜ける emphasizes coming out the other side, not just passing along.