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Kanji Detail for 穿 - "pierce, wear"
穿
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Meaning
穿 means "pierce, wear." Also associated with bore.
Pierce - To make a hole; to penetrate.
Wear - To put on clothing (especially lower garments).
Bore - To drill through; to create an opening.
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Four-character idioms with 穿
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点滴穿石
てんてきせんせき
constant dripping wears away the stone; little strokes fell great oaks; limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats
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磨穿鉄硯
ませんてっけん
showing unyielding diligence in one's studies
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点滴穿石
てんてきせんせき
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Tattoo check: 穿
- Verified meaning: pierce, wear
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read はく)
- Also carries these associations: bore
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.
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Name readings of 穿
Given names 穿(はく)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
put on (to the feet); dig; pierce; drill
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
penetrate, pierce, drill; wear
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to drill, to pierce; to dress, to wear
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Broken through with a hole. Such as saying worn clothes and worn-through shoes. | Having holes to pass through. Such as threading a needle, threading a string. Stringing through or written as 貫穿. | To bore. Digging is also called 穿. Such as drilling a well also called 穿井. Dredging also called 穿濬. Also 穿窬. Refers to thieves boring through walls. | 穿鑿. Refers to forcing an explanation when the meaning cannot be understood. A flaw in scholarship.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 穿
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
The children wear short pants even in the winter.
If I don't slim down now, the jeans I fit into will be too tight.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が靴を脱いでいるうち、――私はその時分からハイカラで手数のかかる編上を穿いていたのですが、――私がこごんでその靴紐を解いているうち、Ｋの部屋では誰の声もしませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
穿物も編上などを結んでいる時間が惜しいので、草履を突っかけたなり飛び出したのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はいつものように手数のかかる靴を穿いていないから、すぐ玄関に上がって仕切の襖を開けました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が靴を脱いでいるうち、――私はその時分からハイカラで手数のかかる編上を穿いていたのですが、――私がこごんでその靴紐を解いているうち、Ｋの部屋では誰の声もしませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
穿物も編上などを結んでいる時間が惜しいので、草履を突っかけたなり飛び出したのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はいつものように手数のかかる靴を穿いていないから、すぐ玄関に上がって仕切の襖を開けました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha