# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 貫く | つらぬく (tsuranuku) | to go through; to pierce |

## Don't confuse it with

[慣](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/get-used-to/) · [買](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/buy/) · [員](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/member/) · [負](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/be-defeated/)

## More in the “Hands at work 3” set

[携](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/carry-along/) · [掛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hang/) · [裂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rip/) · [排](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/expel/) · [扱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/handle/) · [貫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pierce-through/) · [飾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/decorate/) · [敷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spread-out/)

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