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通す (とおす): to let pass, to overlook, to continue — Japanese vocabulary

通す is read とおす and means "to let pass, to overlook, to continue". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

通す

Reading
とおす · toosu
Translation
to let pass, to overlook, to continue
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
とおすが

Example

彼はトラックを通すために車を横に寄せた。

かれはトラックをとおすためにくるまをよこによせた。

He pulled aside to let a truck pass.

Kanji in this word

  • 通 — pass, commute

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