Medoru
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徹
JLPT N1 15 strokes Frequency: #968

Meanings

Penetrate, Clear, Pierce, Strike Home, Sit Up (all Night)

Radicals

彳

Decomposition

⿲彳育攵

Etymology

Pictophonetic: cut

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 15

Stroke Order

1 diagonal right-to-left
2 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
3 vertical bottom-to-top
4 vertical right-to-left
5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
6 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
7 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
8 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
9 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
10 horizontal bottom-to-top
11 horizontal bottom-to-top
12 diagonal right-to-left
13 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
14 diagonal right-to-left
15 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
テツ tetsu
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

No common kun'yomi readings

Words Using This Kanji

38 words total
Other (18 words)
大悟徹底 たいごてってい

attain divine enlightenment

忠義一徹 ちゅうぎいってつ

staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)

徹底究明 てっていきゅうめい

thorough investigation

完徹 かんてつ

all-nighter

徹見 てっけん

seeing clearly

恨み骨髄に徹する うらみこつずいにてっする

to have a deep grudge

徹マン てつマン

playing mahjong all night

徹カラ てつカラ

all-night karaoke

夜を徹する よをてっする

to stay up all night

凡事徹底 ぼんじてってい

doing mundane things properly and thoroughly

澄徹 ちょうてつ

clearness (e.g. sky)

徹夜明け てつやあけ

after staying up all night

三徹 さんてつ

staying up all night three nights in a row

二徹 にてつ

staying up all night two nights in a row

眼光紙背に徹する がんこうしはいにてっする

to (be able to) read between the lines

眼光紙背に徹す がんこうしはいにてっす

to (be able to) read between the lines

一徹者 いってつもの

stubborn person

一徹 いってつ

obstinate

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