Kanji N1

貫: pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate

貫 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, written with 11 strokes. It is read カン (on) and つらぬく, ぬく, ぬき (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 貫く (つらぬく, to go through) and 貫禄 (かんろく, presence).

貫

Meanings

  • pierce
  • 8 1/3lbs
  • penetrate
  • brace
Strokes11
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1156 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • カン

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • つらぬく
  • ぬく
  • ぬき

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 貫

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 貫くつらぬく

    to go through; to pierce; to penetrate

    JLPT N1
  • 貫禄かんろく

    presence; dignity

    JLPT N1
  • 貫かん

    kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)

  • 突貫とっかん

    charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush

  • 貫徹かんてつ

    accomplishment; realization; attainment

  • 貫通かんつう

    passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.)

  • 貫き通すつらぬきとおす

    to go through; to pierce; to penetrate

  • 一貫いっかん

    consistency; coherence; integration

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.