Word Meaning 通過

つうか tsuuka

通過 is read as つうか (tsuuka) and means passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament).

Meaning

English

  1. passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament)
  2. carriage
  3. passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.)
  4. passing by (e.g. of a typhoon)
  5. transit
  6. passing (an examination, inspection, etc.)
  7. clearing
  8. getting through (a preliminary round)

Reading

Kana

つうか

Romaji

tsuuka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 2484 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

通過判定

つうかはんてい

pass (verdict)

通過点

つうかてん

waypoint (e.g. with a GPS)

通過ビザ

つうかびざ

transit visa

日面通過

にちめんつうか

transit of a planet over the solar disk

通過査証

つうかさしょう

transit visa

通過貿易

つうかぼうえき

transit trade

通過儀礼

つうかぎれい

rite of passage

無事通過

ぶじつうか

passing successfully (inspection, examination, etc.)

Example Sentences

10

The car passed through a gate.

The budget passed the Upper House.

The bill at last went through.

The bill passed the Diet.

Our train went through a long tunnel.

An inbound train will be passing shortly. Please be careful.

A lot of cars speed by on this expressway day and night.

"Did they get the law passed?" "Yes, they finally put it through."

Even after being approved, difficulties might arise in the actual construction of the line.

My favorite bar is located below the railway, so I always hear the clanging noise of the trains passing by when I'm drinking.