Kanji 貫: "pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 貫

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 貫つらぬくto go through; to pierce; to penetrate · to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through
• 貫かん通つうpassing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; piercing · being well versed (in)
• 一いっ貫かんconsistency; coherence; integration · one kan (approx. 3.75 kg)
• 貫かん禄ろくpresence; dignity · corpulence; obesity
• 貫つらぬき通とおすto go through; to pierce; to penetrate · to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith)
• 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)
• 刺さし貫つらぬくto pierce
• 突とっ貫かんcharging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush · rushing (an activity); working at full speed
• 一いっ貫かん性せいconsistency
• 貫かん徹てつaccomplishment; realization; attainment; fulfillment · penetration; pervasion
• 突とっ貫かん工こう事じconstruction at top speed
• 貫ぬき手てspear hand

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