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通す is an exact match with one form of the following word:
通す
BOOST
Reading : とおす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to stick through; to force through
2. to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse
3. to make a path between two points
4. to proceed in a logical manner  (see also: 筋を通す:すじをとおす)
5. to let pass; to allow through
6. to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in
7. to go through (a middleman)
8. to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.)
9. to pass (a law, applicant, etc.)
10. to force to accept; to force agreement
11. to continue (in a state); to persist in
12. to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...
13. to do from beginning to end without a break  (in the form とおして…する)
14. to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party
15. to do to the end; to carry through; to complete  (after the -te form of a verb)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 119,342 which gives a rank of 2,889
通す is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 38,000 (about 14,200,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3253 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5540
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
しょるい
書類
とお
しておく
ことさせしなかった
He didn't even look over the papers.
いちど
一度
なに
やる
めたら
あくまでやり
とお

Once you have decided to do something, stick to it.
かれ
まった
ゆうのう
有能
じぶん
自分
たちば
立場
まも
とお
ことできる
He is quite capable and can hold his own.
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とおす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 176,000 (about 413,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 20 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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徹す
BOOST
Reading : とおす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 175,000 (about 421,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 20 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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透す
BOOST
Reading : とおす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 208,000 (about 197,000 results)
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ツ   ツウ   とお to pass through   とお to let pass   かよ to commute   
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use your ma
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ヨウ   もちいる to use   
katakana 'ma'
move
テツ    to go through, to pierce   
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step
イク   そだ to grow up   そだてる    はぐく to raise, to rear   
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private lidded
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ム   private
lid
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ぼく strike   
トウ   transparent   す    すける to be transparent   すかす to look through   
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シュウ    excellent   ひいでる to surpass   
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ノ    whereupon; from (kana); splitting away from   
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three
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
grain
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