To go to and from (a place); to shuttle or run between locations; to ply back and forth (often used for transport or movement between two points).
このバスは朝晩に中心街と郊外を頻繁に通っている。
This bus runs frequently between the city center and the suburbs in the mornings and evenings.
荷物は港と倉庫を往復して通っている。
The goods are transported back and forth between the port and the warehouse.
その渡し船は川の両岸を定期的に通っている。
The ferry regularly runs between the two banks of the river.
To attend, to commute to (school, work, etc.), or to frequent a place regularly.
彼女は大学に四年間通った。
She attended university for four years.
毎日電車で会社に通っています。
I commute to the office by train every day.
週に二回ピアノ教室に通う予定だ。
I plan to go to piano lessons twice a week.
To circulate (blood, electricity) or to be communicated/understood (thoughts, feelings); to have mutual understanding.
電気が通っているかどうか、ブレーカーを確認してください。
Please check the breaker to see if the electricity is on.
この小説には作者の思いがよく通っている。
The author's feelings are well conveyed in this novel.
心が通い合う友人がいると心強い。
It's reassuring to have friends with whom you have mutual understanding.
To resemble or have something in common with; to bear a resemblance (often expressed as 'have something in common with').
彼の考え方は父に通うところがある。
His way of thinking has something in common with his father's.
この作品には古典に通う面が感じられる。
This work shows aspects that resemble the classics.