Vocabulary

What does 通う (かよう, kayou) mean?

通う (かよう, kayou) means to commute, to go regularly (to school, work).

Quick facts
Readingかよう
Romajikayou
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
かよう
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkayou

to commute, to go regularly (to school, work)

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.)
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
  4. 4godan verb · intransitive to resemble

Example sentences

  • My younger sister commutes to school by bicycle.

  • I go to Japanese class twice a week.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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