とおり

The word とおり (also written as とおり通り) means "just as," "exactly as," or "in the way that." It is used to express that something happens or is done in exactly the manner described, expected, or instructed. The particle に can optionally follow とおり, with no significant change in meaning.

After verbs

When とおり follows a verb, use either the plain past form or the dictionary form. The past form is more common and emphasizes that the reference action already occurred.

After nouns (Noun + の + とおり)

When とおり follows a noun, connect them with の.

Some noun + とおり combinations are so common that の is dropped and the reading becomes ～どおり (with a voiced consonant):

• よそうどおり予想どおり – as expected
• けいかくどおり計画どおり – as planned
• じかんどおり時間どおり – on time / as scheduled

With demonstratives (この/その/あの + とおり)

とおり is used with demonstratives to refer to a way or manner already understood from context.

Key nuance

とおり emphasizes precision and faithfulness – the result matches the original exactly. It is different from ように, which expresses a goal or approximation ("so that" / "in a way that"), whereas とおり means the action or result is a precise match.