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貫 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「貝」

道
3Junior high level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
On
カンかん · kan
Kun
つらぬ.く・ぬ.く・ぬきtsuranu.ku · nu.ku · nuki
Meaning
pierce; carry through

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

From shells strung on a cord — to pierce, to carry through.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカンかんkan貫通かんつう縦貫じゅうかん尺貫法しゃっかんほう
Kunつらぬくtsuranuku貫くつらぬく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 一貫いっかん

    consistency

  • 貫通かんつう

    penetration

More words with this kanji

  • 貫徹かんてつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

初(はじ)めの方針(ほうしん)を一貫(いっかん)して守(まも)った。

We kept consistently to the original policy.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

一貫貫通貫一one通to pas…賊thief賢wise貝shellf…貞chaste負to los…甲armour肝liver冠crown勘intuit…敢daring
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 貝Map of reading カンAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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