貫

pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, brace

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つらぬ.くぬ.くぬき

Nanori (名乗り)

つらぬく

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:11

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1156

Vocabulary

カン

Word	Reading	Meaning
貫通	カンツウ	passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; piercing; being well versed (in)
貫徹	カンテツ	accomplishment; realization; attainment; fulfillment; achievement; penetration; pervasion
縦貫	ジュウカン	running through; traversal
看貫	カンカン	weighing; platform scales
貫流	カンリュウ	flowing through; conduction

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
一貫	いっかん	consistency; coherence; integration; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
貫く	つらぬく	to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence)
貫	かん	kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
貫き通す	つらぬきとおす	to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence)
貫き通す	ぬきとおす	to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence)

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