日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Grammar

N3

~を通じて

~ o tsuujite

through, throughout

When to use it

Use ~を通じて when stating the medium, channel, or intermediary by which something is done — an agency, a contact person, email, a survey — or, with a time span, to mean "throughout." It is the written/formal counterpart of で or 〜で連絡する, common in reports, contracts, and email. Near-synonym ~を通して is slightly more agentive (you deliberately used the route); ~を通じて more often just states the channel and is the safer choice in documents.

Formation

  • Noun + を通じて — the only productive pattern (代理店を通じて, メールを通じて).
  • Time-span noun + を通じて = "throughout" (今期を通じて, 一年を通じて).
  • Noun modification: 〜を通じた+名詞 or 〜を通じての+名詞 (取引先を通じた紹介/面談を通じてのご案内).
  • Verbs / i-adjectives / na-adjectives do not attach directly. Nominalize first: 話し合うこと → 話し合いを通じて.
  • More formal: 〜を通じまして (email, speeches).

Examples

  • We'll convey the details to them through the agency.

  • Going forward, contact regarding this matter will be made through our attorney.

  • Orders held steady throughout this fiscal year.

  • We want to develop new clients through the trade show.

  • The survey brought the issues to light.