とおり
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. avenue; street; way; road
2. coming and going; street traffic
3. flow (of water, air, etc.)
4. transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
5. fame; reputation; popularity
6. the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said)
7. understanding; comprehension
Counter
8. counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types
Pitch accent
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Top 2000
Used in vocabulary (45 in total)
as (somebody) says
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
like this; in this way; as you see
Examples (144 in total)
It was just as I thought.
The street is empty.
The street was in utter chaos.
Do as you're told.
There is no such street.
There was no one in the street.
We walked along the street.
The results were as follows.
This is a quiet street.
The examples are as follows.
No one was to be seen on the street.
The street was crowded with people.
Take the first street to the right.
There wasn't a single person on the street.
The street was bustling with shoppers.
I met him on the street.
He walked along the street.
He did what he was told.
It went just as we expected.
He was walking slowly down the street.
There isn't a person on the street.
There were a number of cars on the street.
He was robbed of his money on the street.
I'll do it according to your instructions.
I parted from him on the street.
His request was as follows.
I sometimes see him on the street.
It is dangerous to cross the street here.
I met a party of students on the street.
A crowd of people gathered in the street.
The policeman spoke to a man on the street.
Will the train leave on time?
Is this plane on schedule?
I saw the teacher walk across the street.
It is on the left side of the street.
The project is progressing as expected.
I walked along the street.
The pipe shop is across the street.
The balcony juts out over the street.
The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue.
The flower shop is just across the street.
I met Fred on the street.
Boys and girls were parading along the street.
The construction blocked the entrance to the street.
The police were patrolling the street.
The street is clogged with traffic.
The post office is down the street.
You can park on either side of the street.
There's a lot of traffic on that street.
People were removing the snow on the street.
We will confirm your order as follows.
A brass band is marching along the street.
Do everything according to the cookbook.
You must do as you are told.
You must do as you are told to do.
I heard someone on the street calling me.
I met his father on the street.
It is very dangerous for children to play on the street.
That's exactly what I thought.
I met her on the street by accident.
He came late as usual.
Everybody that came to the street was surprised.
She came late as usual.
Our streets flood when we have rain.
The movie was interesting, as I had expected.
I met him on the street the other day.
The shop is on the corner of the street.
I can see some people walking across the street.
Stop complaining and do as you're told.
His house is across the street.
Walking along the street, I found a wallet.
There is little automobile traffic on this road.
There were hundreds of cars on the street.
The store is across the street.
My new address is as follows.
A man is not always what he seems.
He was driving a car along the street.
There were a lot of people on both sides of the street.
It was George that I met in the street this morning.
John stayed at home as he was told.
Two men were fighting on the street.
Everything is working out just as Tom predicted.
Tom was shot down in the street in front of the church.
We heard glass shattering in our street.
He walked down the street whistling cheerfully.
You must be careful when crossing a busy street.
The other day I met an old friend on the street.
The new model was announced as rumored.
It happened that I met Mr Uno on the street.
She was hit by a car while she was crossing the street.
The plane arrived at Itami Airport on time.
He was as good a man as I had thought.
I was able to find the street, but I couldn't find her house.
He always speaks to me when he meets me on the street.
It was such a cold day that there was nobody on the street.
She deliberately ignored me on the street.
That was exactly what she intended.
He warned the children against playing in the street.
As you know, I'm a very busy person.
He picked up something white on the street.
My house is just across the street.
She smiled at me as she passed me in the street.
My shop is on the main street of the town.
Is the Ginza the busiest street in Japan?
I got sick of the constant noise of the street traffic.
Just as Max predicted, our team lost.
Walking along the street, I met Mr Smith.
I saw an old woman cross the street.
As the proverb goes, time really is money.
This crowd reminds me of the streets of Tokyo.
People are not always what they seem.
The rules drivers should keep are as follows.
The components obtained by distillation of coal tar are as shown below.
You just have to do as you're told.
I heard my name called by someone on the street.
I find it odd that there isn't anyone on the street at this hour.
One morning, she unexpectedly met him on the street.
Though it was noisy on the street, I could hear my name being called.
It was such a nice day that the street was full of people.
As soon as I left home, I came across her in the street.
We walked along the busy street, singing old songs.
There were lots of people on the street when the parade came by.
You should be careful in crossing the busy street.
Please take all of your medicine as prescribed.
Streets are often twisted and narrow in the suburbs.
Don't take his remarks too literally.
Could you tell me how to get to Park Street from here?
Many restaurants and pubs are on Itsutsugi Street.
He was nearly hit by the car while crossing the street.
The proposed method is applied to three simulated case studies.
I was walking down the street when suddenly someone tapped me on the shoulder.
Before automobiles filled out streets, city air used to be clean.
I hope you will join us in the parade and march along the street.
There weren't any flowers or trees on the streets of his town.
They lived in a very small house at the end of a long, gray street.
Now that Bush has been elected, it will be business as usual.
He walked back and forth on the street.
The two streets intersect at right angles.
It's dangerous for you to cross the street when the light is red.
The bus stopped suddenly in the middle of the street.
I live at 337 Augusta Street.
The three people gave three different accounts of the accident.
I saw the old gentleman cross the street and enter a store on the corner.
The results were as follows: Japan 1st; Spain 2nd; Italy 3rd.