# 徹 — go all the way; penetrate

徹 means “go all the way; penetrate”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: テツ (tetsu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: go all the way; penetrate
- On'yomi: テツ (tetsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 2

## How to remember 徹

Parts: 彳 stepping · 育 bring up · 攵 pointer

## Don't confuse it with

[撤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pull-back/)

## More in the “Moving 2” set

[徹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-all-the-way/) · [至](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/culminate/) · [駆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gallop/) · [揺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sway/) · [陥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fall-into/) · [滑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slide/) · [巡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-around/) · [遇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/encounter/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-all-the-way/. Last updated 2026-11-01.