徹

penetrate

Stroke count: 15

Readings

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Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Verbs with «徹»

Meanings

penetrateRtK
彼は徹底した利己主義者だ。He is a thorough-going egoist.tatoeba
clear
pierce
strike home
sit up (all night)
彼は徹夜を何とも思わない。He thinks nothing of staying up all night.tatoeba
彼は徹夜で勉強しようとつとめたが、だめだった。He tried to study all night, but in vain.tatoeba

to penetrate
to sink in
to devote oneself (to)
to do intently and exclusively
to do throughout (e.g. the night)

Radicals and components

Radical彳step

Components

How it's built

徹

Mnemonic (RtK)

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Nelson · column · going (行) · line · borstal · bring up · infant · toddler · top hat (亠) · elbow · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 951

Compound words

徹底するてっていする

to be thorough; to carry out completely

貫徹かんてつ

accomplishment; realization; attainment; fulfillment; achievement

徹底てってい

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

徹夜てつや

staying up all night

冷徹れいてつ

cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

徹底的てっていてき

thorough; exhaustive; complete

徹するてっする

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

一徹いってつ

徹すとおす

to stick through

徹るとおる

徹宵てっしょう

徹廃てっぱい

一徹者いってつもの

stubborn person

徹えるこたえる

徹甲弾てっこうだん

armor piercing ammunition

周知徹底しゅうちてってい

making (something) known to everyone

初志貫徹しょしかんてつ

carrying out one's original intention

Additional Examples

彼は小説を読んで徹夜した。

He sat up all night reading a novel.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 徹

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step