Vocabulary

What does 通り (とおり, toori) mean?

通り (とおり, toori) means street, avenue; as (stated, expected).

Quick facts
Readingとおり
Romajitoori
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
とおり
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontoori

street, avenue; as (stated, expected)

  1. 1noun street; road; avenue
  2. 2noun traffic; coming and going
  3. 3noun flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; running
  4. 4noun transmission (of sound); reach (of voice)
  5. 5noun reputation; favor; favour

Example sentences

  • There is a lot of traffic on this street.

  • I did exactly as the teacher said.

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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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