通ら

This is the 10057th most frequent Japanese word.


通ら

"通ら" is a conjugated form of the verb "通る," meaning "to pass through" or "to go through."


The word 通ら is part of the verb 通る, which means 'to pass through' or 'to go through'. Here, it is used as 通らない (negative form), expressing 'not to pass through.'

この道を通らないでください。

Please do not pass through this road.


Here, 通らない describes information that does not 'pass through' in a figurative sense, meaning it is invalid or fails to be accepted.

通らない情報は削除してください。

Please delete invalid information.


In this case, 通らなかった (pass through in past negative) indicates that the proposal was not approved or did not pass a certain evaluative process.

彼の提案は通らなかった。

His proposal was not approved.