通う | Japanese meaning

通う【かよう】

Frequency rank: 1,484. – 1,486.

Godan verb with 'u' ending; intransitive verb

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between
to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent
to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)see also 血が通う and 心が通う
to resemble

Forms

通う【かよう】Frequency rank: 1,484. – 1,486.
かようFrequency rank: 30,783. – 31,057.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between

This meaning refers to the action of traveling repeatedly between two locations, often emphasizing the routine nature of this travel.

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I go to school every day.

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He commutes by bus between town and the mountain.

to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent

This meaning focuses on the regular attendance or participation in an institution or activity, such as school or work.

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She commutes to the company every morning.

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I like to frequent the café with my friends.

to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

This meaning emphasizes the idea of something moving or being transmitted throughout a system, such as circulation in the body or communication of ideas.

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Blood circulates throughout the entire body.

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The news circulated quickly throughout the town.

to resemble

This meaning indicates similarity or likeness, often used to compare appearances or characteristics.

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He has a face that resembles his father's.

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The painting resembles the actual landscape.

Generated collocations (experimental)

きごう(きごう)to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply betweento go to schoolto commuteto frequentto feel a connection (emotionally)to attend regularlyto go to workblood circulatesthe message is communicatedto visit the hospital regularlyto go back and forth every day

Example sentences

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1. れいちぇるレイチェル。おなじ同じ。

This is my friend Rachel. We went to high school together.