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~を経へて: meaning, usage and examples

~を経へて means: through... / after... / via...

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 多おおくの困難こんなんを経へて、彼かれはついに夢ゆめを叶かなえた。

   After going through many hardships, he finally achieved his dream.

2. この製品せいひんは、厳格げんかくな検査けんさを経へて出荷しゅっかされる。

   This product is shipped after passing strict inspections.

3. この列車れっしゃは名古屋なごやを経へて大阪おおさかへ向むかいます。

   This train goes to Osaka via Nagoya.

4. 法案ほうあんは国会こっかいでの審議しんぎを経へて成立せいりつした。

   The bill was passed after deliberation in the Diet.

When to use it

Means passing through a place, a stage, a process or a period of time before reaching a result. Example: 厳きびしい審査しんさを経へて、合格ごうかく者しゃが決きまる (successful applicants are chosen after a strict review). It is used for routes (名古屋なごやを経へて大阪おおさかへ), procedures (審議しんぎを経へて) and time (十年じゅうねんの歳月さいげつを経へて).

Nuance

Formal, written style; common in news, official announcements and biographies. It stresses that a necessary step or long process was completed. In casual speech people say 〜を通とおって for routes and 〜のあとで for time.

Compare

を通つうじて means "through" as a means or channel: 友人ゆうじんを通つうじて知しり合あった. を経へて means passing through a stage in sequence. 経由けいゆで is for routes only and more casual: 香港ほんこん経由けいゆでロンドンへ. のあとで is plain "after."

Tip: Think of a train stopping at stations along the way. を経へて marks the stations or stages passed before arriving.