Using 通う(かよう) and 通る(とおる)


How can I distinguish the using of both on a sentence? Please, can you give me
an example of sentence that use both? Do both have similar meaning?




`通{かよ}う` means "to commute" and it refers to the act of repeatedly going to
and returning from a place. For example,

  * `学校に通う途中で` (on my way to commute to a school)
  * `病院に通う` (I'm seeing a doctor periodically.)

`通{とお}る` means "to pass" or "to go through" and you should picture some path
(say road or tube) and something else moving along it. For example,

  * `高速道路を通って一時間` (it'll be one hour by highway)
  * `試験に通る` (pass an exam)

