徹

1. penetrateRtK
   彼は徹底した利己主義者だ。He is a thorough-going egoist.tatoeba
2. clear
3. pierce
4. strike home
5. 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

1. to penetrate
2. to sink in
3. to devote oneself (to)
4. to do intently and exclusively
5. to do throughout (e.g. the night)

Radicals and components

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

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