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貫 — pierce through

貫 means “pierce through”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: つらぬ(く) (tsuranuku), ぬき (nuki). You'll see it in words such as 貫く (tsuranuku, “to go through; to pierce”).

貫
Stroke order of 貫
Meaning
pierce through
On'yomi
カン (kan)
Kun'yomi
つらぬ(く) (tsuranuku), ぬき (nuki)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 3

How to remember 貫

Parts: 毋 do not · 貝 shell; money

Words with 貫

WordReadingMeaning
貫くつらぬく tsuranuku kunto go through; to pierce

Don't confuse it with

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