貫
貫 — Pierce
pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, brace
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiつらぬく (tsuranuku)
Kun’yomiぬく (nuku)
Kun’yomiぬき (nuki)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 貫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貫 | かん kan | 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 |
| 一貫 | いっかん ikkan | consistency; coherence; integration |
| 貫く | つらぬく tsuranuku | to go through; to pierce; to penetrate |
| 突貫 | とっかん tokkan | charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity) |
| 貫徹 | かんてつ kantetsu | accomplishment; realization; attainment |
| 貫き通す | つらぬきとおす tsuranukitoosu | to go through; to pierce; to penetrate |
Study notes
貫 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1156 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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