Kanji
N1 11 strokes Grade 8 freq #1156

pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, brace

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

shellfish kai

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
consistency; coherence
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush
accomplishment; realization
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through
running through; traversal
consistently; unchangingly

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to go through; to pierce
to go through; to pierce

Example sentences

He has consistently endeavored to help the poor.

What he said yesterday is not consistent with what he said last week.

The bullet went right through his head.

The bullet penetrated his chest, leaving him in critical condition.