Word Meaning

かん kan

貫 is read as かん (kan) and means 10 points.

Meaning

English

  1. 10 points
  2. 12 points
  3. counter for pieces of sushi
  4. kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period)
  5. kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)

Reading

Kana

かん

Romaji

kan

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16414 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貫き通す

ぬきとおす

to go through

貫通

かんつう

being well versed (in)

貫徹

かんてつ

penetration

貫く

つらぬく

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

一貫

いっかん

one kan (approx. 3.75 kg)

突貫

とっかん

charging (at the enemy) with a shout

終始一貫

しゅうしいっかん

consistently

縦貫

じゅうかん

running through

一気通貫

いっきつうかん

streamlined production system

同田貫

どうたぬき

Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province

一貫生産体制

いっかんせいさんたいせい

integrated production system

中高一貫校

ちゅうこういっかんこう

combined junior high and high school

Example Sentences

9

だんがんがいたをつらぬいた。

The bullet pierced the board.

つよいいしがかれをつらぬいている。

A strong will runs through him.

かのじょはさいごまでじぶんのかんがえをつらぬいた。

She stuck to her beliefs to the very end.

かれはやくそくをつらぬくひとだ。

He is the kind of person who follows through on a promise.

かんろくのあるこえではなしていた。

He spoke in a commanding voice.

このはしらにはぬきがはいっている。

This pillar has a brace running through it.

むかしはこめをいっかんずつはかった。

In the past, rice was weighed one kan at a time.

ほそいはりがぬのをつらぬいた。

The thin needle pierced the cloth.

かれのいきかたにはいっぽんのすじがつらぬいている。

A single consistent principle runs through his way of life.