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Japanese word 通り掛かる: happen to pass by. Meanings and example sentences.

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通り掛かる (とおりかかる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

通り掛かる (とおりかかる) means happen to pass by.

See example sentences below.

通り掛かる at a glance

通り掛かる

とおりかかるtoorikakaru

N2verb

happen to pass by

通り掛かるとおりかかるtoorikakaruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 通り掛かる

Core meaning

happen to pass by

Basic example sentences

Example 1

駅の前を通り掛かっただけです。

Translation

I just happened to pass by in front of the station.

Example 2

通り掛かって彼に会いました。

Translation

I met him as I happened to pass by.

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