貫 — kanji meaning “pierce”
貫
pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, brace
- Meanings
- pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, brace
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi
- つらぬ.く、ぬ.く、ぬき
- Name readings
- つら、ぬく
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1156 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 154
- Chinese reading
- guàn — Chinese character page
Words with 貫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一貫 | いっかん ikkan | consistency; coherence; integration |
| 貫通 | かんつう kantsuu | passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating |
| 突貫 | とっかん tokkan | charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush |
| 貫徹 | かんてつ kantetsu | accomplishment; realization; attainment |
| 貫く | つらぬく tsuranuku | to go through; to pierce; to penetrate |
| 貫き通す | つらぬきとおす tsuranukitoosu | to go through; to pierce; to penetrate |
| 縦貫 | じゅうかん juukan | running through; traversal |
| 貫禄 | かんろく kanroku | presence; dignity |
| 満貫 | マンガン mangan | win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points) |
| 貫入 | かんにゅう kannyuu | penetration; permeation |
| 終始一貫 | しゅうしいっかん shuushiikkan | consistently; unchangingly; throughout |
| 裸一貫 | はだかいっかん hadakaikkan | having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless |
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