N21071/1725

透すき通とおる

rarely used kanji formgodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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すきとおる

Meanings

to be transparent, to be see-through, to be clear
to be clear (of a voice or sound)

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Example sentences

湖みずうみの水みずが透すき通とおっていて、底そこまで見みえた。

The lake water was so clear that you could see all the way to the bottom.

彼女かのじょの声こえは透すき通とおるように美うつくしく、会場かいじょう全体ぜんたいに響ひびいた。

Her voice was crystal clear and beautiful, resonating throughout the entire venue.

この川かわの水みずは透すき通とおっていないので、泳およぐのは少すこし不安ふあんだ。

The water of this river is not clear, so I feel a little uneasy about swimming in it.

冬ふゆの澄すんだ空気くうきの中なかで、少女しょうじょの歌声うたごえは透すき通とおるように空そらへ上あがっていった。

In the crisp winter air, the girl's singing voice rose into the sky, clear as a bell.

職人しょくにんが丁寧ていねいに磨みがいたガラスは、まるで何なにもないかのように透すき通とおっている。

The glass polished carefully by the craftsman is so transparent it looks as if nothing is there.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)