► 名詞
通し [とおし] meaning: continue rank: 4
☆ 一度最初から最後まで通しでやってみよう ⇨ Let’s try it through from the beginning to the end
► 接尾辞
通し [どおし] meaning: continue rank: 2
☆ この数ヶ月風邪のひき通しだった ⇨ I have been sick with cold throughout the last couple months
☆ 結果が確定するまではらはらし通しだった ⇨ I had been nervous throughout until the result was confirmed
More examples:
- 物事は他人の目を通して見るとかなり違う ⇨ Things are quite different when seen through somebody else’s eyes
- この話は未だ社長には通していない ⇨ We still haven’t had this deal go through our CEO
- 彼は書類に目を通した ⇨ He ran his eyes through the document
- 彼は最後まで信念を貫き通した ⇨ He has stayed true to his belief till the end
- 彼は初心を貫き通した ⇨ He has maintained his first ideas and goals throughout
- 彼は業界の仕組みに精通している ⇨ He knows the inner workings of the industry inside out
- 彼は自分の考えを押し通した ⇨ He pushed his idea through, he never relented
- 彼女は最後まで自分の意志を貫き通した ⇨ She held her will, belief, firm until the end
- 彼は仕事を実践を通して学んだ ⇨ He learned his work through hands-on experience
- 金属は電気を通しやすい性質を持つ ⇨ Metals have a characteristic, property, of conducting electricity
- 彼は生涯独身で通した ⇨ He stayed single throughout his life
- 彼女は糸を針穴に通した ⇨ She ran a thread through a needle hole
- この製品は業者用で一般には流通していない ⇨ This product is for professional contractors and not circulated for the general public
- お客さんをお座敷にお通しして ⇨ Please take the guests to the guest room
- 電車の新しい路線が開通した ⇨ A new train route started operating