~通り

~とおり · ~toori · JLPT N2 · noun

~ street

🛣️ From 通る, to pass through: a street, or the path you follow

通り is the noun form of 通る (to go along, pass through). A street is the way people pass along. After a noun, as in 予定通り (as planned), it means going along the same path as the plan, so it ends up meaning in accordance with.

通 — 辵 (辶) walk + 甬 yǒng (phonetic)
通 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The 辶 (chuò) component means 'walk' or 'movement', giving the meaning of going through or passing. 甬 (yǒng), originally depicting a hanging bell or a path, supplies the sound. Together they convey 'to pass through, communicate, connect'.

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