# 透 — transparent; see through

透 means “transparent; see through”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: transparent; see through
- On'yomi: トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Fire & light 1

## How to remember 透

Parts: 秀 excel · 辶 road

## Don't confuse it with

[秀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excel/)

## More in the “Fire & light 1” set

[影](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shadow/) · [昭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shining/) · [焦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scorch/) · [透](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/transparent/) · [炎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flame/) · [輝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sparkle/)

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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/transparent/. Last updated 2026-11-01.