Word Meaning 通り

どおり doori

通り is read as どおり (doori) and means Street.

Meaning

English

  1. Street
  2. Avenue
  3. in accordance with
  4. following
  5. roughly
  6. about

Reading

Kana

どおり

Romaji

doori

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 2981 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

通夜

つや

all-night vigil over a body

通行

つうこう

common usage

通話

つうわ

counter for telephone calls of a set duration

通知

つうち

notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

通学

つうがく

commuting to school

通る

とおる

to be straight (e.g. wood grain)

通行止め

つうこうどめ

closure (of a road)

通す

とおす

to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.)

通う

かよう

to resemble

通用

つうよう

going in and out

通じる

つうじる

to be honored

Example Sentences

10

おおどおりはあさからこんでいる。

The main avenue has been crowded since morning.

That's right!

Exactly.

I'll pass.

That's the way it is.

You said it!

I thought as much.

We're on a schedule.

It was just as I thought.

You guessed right.