Word Meaning 貫通

かんつう kantsuu

貫通 is read as かんつう (kantsuu) and means being well versed (in).

Meaning

English

  1. being well versed (in)
  2. passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.)
  3. going (right) through
  4. penetrating
  5. piercing

Reading

Kana

かんつう

Romaji

kantsuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 9695 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貫き通す

ぬきとおす

to go through

貫通銃創

かんつうじゅうそう

piercing bullet wound

一気通貫

いっきつうかん

streamlined production system

通貫

つうかん

persisting

貫徹

かんてつ

penetration

貫く

つらぬく

to run through (e.g. a river through a city)

かん

10 points

貫生葉

かんせいよう

perfoliate leaf

貫入

かんにゅう

penetration

貫手

ぬきて

spear hand

貫目

かんめ

unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg

貫主

かんじゅ

chief abbot (of a Buddhist temple)

Example Sentences

3

The bullet went through his body.

The bullet penetrated his chest.

A bullet pierced the helmet.