貫 – pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate

11 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1156 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 貫 means pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, brace. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カン (kan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つらぬ.く、ぬ.く、ぬき (tsuranuku, nuku, nuki). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 貝 (no. 154).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カン	kan
Kun’yomi	つらぬ.く	tsuranuku
Kun’yomi	ぬ.く	nuku
Kun’yomi	ぬき	nuki

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 貝 (Kangxi radical 154). Components: 貝・目・ハ・母・毋.

Words using 貫

貫くつらぬくto go through貫禄かんろくpresence

Example sentences

光は闇を貫く。

The light penetrates the darkness.

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大きな川がその市を貫いて流れている。

A broad river runs through the city.

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そのキリスト教徒は自分の信念を断固として貫く。

The devout Christian persists in his belief.

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Kanji with the same radical

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