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Breakdown of kayou
pass through
通
Walk with a bucket to pass through.
Usages of kayou
弟 と 妹 は 小学校 に 通って います。otouto to imouto ha syougakkou ni kayotte imasu.
(My) younger brother and younger sister go to elementary school.
私たち の 子供 は 同じ 学校 に 通って います か？watasitati no kodomo ha onazi gakkou ni kayotte imasu ka?
Do our children go to the same school?
同じ 高校 に 通って いた。onazi koukou ni kayotte ita.
(We) went to the same high school.
彼女 は 大きな 図書館 の ある 学校 に 通って います。kanozyo ha ookina tosyokan no aru gakkou ni kayotte imasu.
She attends a school with a large library.
彼 は 地元 の 学校 に 通って います。kare ha zimoto no gakkou ni kayotte imasu.
He attends a local school.
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