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通り(どおり) — “as, according to, just like”

JLPT N3 Reference & Basis

Says something happened exactly as planned, said, or shown

Noun + 通り (or plain-form verb + 通り) says the result matches a plan, instruction, or prediction exactly — “just as X said/planned.” After some nouns the reading shifts to どおり (予定どおり); after a verb it's usually とおり.

How to form it

PatternExample
Noun + 通り(どおり)予定どおりに進んでいます — It's proceeding as scheduled
Plain verb + とおり私が言ったとおりにやってください — Please do it just as I said

Example sentences

JapaneseReadingMeaning
すべてけいかくどおりにすすみました。
subetekeikakudoorinisusumimashita。
Everything proceeded exactly as planned.
てんきよほうのとおり、ごごからあめがふった。
tenkiyohounotoori、gogokaraamegafutta。
Just as the weather forecast said, it rained from the afternoon.
せんせいにおそわったとおりにかいてみた。
senseiniosowattatoorinikaitemita。
I tried writing it just as the teacher taught me.

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Watch out

When 通り follows a noun directly, its reading often shifts to どおり (予定どおり, 計画どおり) rather than とおり — don't assume it's always とおり.

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