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Kanji Detail for 貫 - "pierce, through, consistent"
貫
- Meaning
貫 means "pierce, through, consistent."
To pierce - To penetrate; to carry through; to continue.
String - Money string; coin holder.
Logic - Reason; coherence.
Domicile - Registry; family register.
Matter - Thing; affair.
To learn - To get used to.
To draw - To pull a bow.
Weight unit - Unit of weight.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
pierce; 8 1/3lbs; penetrate; brace
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
a string of 1000 coins; to go through
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together; string of 1000 cash
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to pierce, to string up; a string of 1000 coins
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A string for stringing coins. Therefore commonly a thousand coins is called 一貫 (one string). Such as saying 萬貫家私 (ten thousand strings of family wealth). Also for stolen goods and theft, when the accumulated total reaches a certain number, it is called 滿貫 (full string). Meaning like coins filling a string, reaching the limit. Therefore extreme evil is also called 惡貫滿盈 (evil filling to overflowing). | To pass through. Such as stringing pearls is called 貫珠. All going through without obstruction is called 貫. Such as saying 忠貫日月 (loyalty piercing sun and moon), 義貫金石 (righteousness piercing metal and stone), etc. Comprehending literary meaning is also called 貫. Such as 淹貫 (thoroughly conversant), 條貫 (systematic arrangement). | 貫 has the meaning of stringing together. Therefore continuous without interruption is called 連貫 (continuous). Such as saying 魚貫而進 (advancing in single file). Meaning proceeding in order without chaos. | The registered residence over generations. Such as 鄉貫 (native place), 籍貫 (ancestral home). Meaning that one's lineage can be traced without confusion. | Matter or affair. "Analerta" says "Following the old ways." Meaning continuing the customary practices that have been passed down. Therefore 慣 (habit) is also written as 貫. "Mencius" says "I am not accustomed to riding with petty people." Read as 古患切.
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Sentences including 貫
Why don't you carry out what you've set out to do?
Why don't you carry out what you've set out to do?
貫禄がついたね。
You look very dignified.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
一図な彼は、たとい私がいくら反対しようとも、やはり自分の思い通りを貫いたに違いなかろうとは察せられます。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
もう取り返しが付かないという黒い光が、私の未来を貫いて、一瞬間に私の前に横たわる全生涯を物凄く照らしました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
一図な彼は、たとい私がいくら反対しようとも、やはり自分の思い通りを貫いたに違いなかろうとは察せられます。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
もう取り返しが付かないという黒い光が、私の未来を貫いて、一瞬間に私の前に横たわる全生涯を物凄く照らしました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha