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Kanji Detail for 貫 - "to pierce"

貫

  • Meaning

    貫 means "to pierce." Also associated with string, logic.

    1. To pierce - To penetrate; to carry through; to continue.

    2. String - Money string; coin holder.

    3. Logic - Reason; coherence.

    4. Domicile - Registry; family register.

    5. Matter - Thing; affair.

    6. To learn - To get used to.

    7. To draw - To pull a bow.

    8. Weight unit - Unit of weight.

  • Words using 貫

    • 一貫 いっかん Listen consistency; coherence; integration
    • 貫く つらぬく Listen to go through; to pierce; to penetrate

  • Four-character idioms with 貫

    • 終始一貫 しゅうしいっかん Listen consistently; unchangingly; throughout
    • 初志貫徹 しょしかんてつ Listen carrying out one's original intention
    • 首尾一貫 しゅびいっかん Listen consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
    • 首尾貫徹 しゅびかんてつ Listen (logical) consistency; coherence; unchanging from beginning to end

  • Tattoo check: 貫

    • Verified meaning: to pierce
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かん, かんじ, つこう, つらぬき)
    • Also carries these associations: string, logic

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 貫

    Given names 貫(かん)Listen 貫(とおる)Listen

    Surnames 貫(かんじ)Listen 貫(つこう)Listen 貫(つらぬき)Listen 貫(ぬき)Listen 貫(はかる)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nu.ki(ぬき) ぬき

    nu.ku(ぬ-く) ぬ-く

    tsuranu.ku(つらぬ-く) つらぬ-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

  • Related Keywords

    to pierce string logic domicile household registration reasoning weight unit penetrate carry perforate puncture through consistency persist

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?

  • You look very dignified.

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