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    3. 通りすがり

    通りすがり

    通とおり​す​が​り​

    passing by

    KMT10News #44+1Noun, ParticleDaily LifeKanji Vocab21 strokes

    とおりすがり

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    passing by

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    通とおりすがりの人ひとが助たすけてくれた。

    A passerby helped me.

    KMT8Daily Life
    通とおりすがりの観かん光こう客きゃくが写しゃ真しんを撮とっていた。

    Passing tourists were taking pictures.

    KMT10Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    彼かれは通とおりすがりの言こと葉ばに耳みみを傾かたむけ、思おもわぬヒントを得えた。

    He listened to a passing remark and gained an unexpected hint.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    通とおりすがりの店みせから美お味いしそうな匂においがした。

    A delicious smell came from a passing shop.

    KMT10Daily LifeFood & Dining
    通とおりすがりの人ひとに道みちを尋たずねた。

    I asked a passerby for directions.

    KMT10Daily LifeTravel & Transportation

    Characters that make up this word

    通
    とお.る・とお.り・-とお.り・-どお.り・とお.す・とお.し…(8)
    traffic・pass through・avenue・commute・counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
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