thorough, penetrate, go through
On'yomi (音読み)
- テツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- とお.る
- とお.す
About this kanji
The kanji 徹 primarily means "thorough" or "to penetrate." It is often used as a verb, as in the kun'yomi reading "とお.る," meaning "to go through." In compounds, you will find words like 徹底 (てってい), which means "thoroughness," emphasizing the idea of doing something completely. Another common compound is 貫通 (かんつう), meaning "penetration," often used in contexts like physics or discussions of barriers. Lastly, there's 徹夜 (てつや), which refers to staying up all night, commonly mentioned by students during exam periods. A helpful note is that while 徹 can be used in various contexts, it generally highlights the depth or completeness of an action.
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Example sentences
夜通し徹夜しました。
I pulled an all-nighter.
Meanings across languages
- English
- thorough, penetrate, go through
- Tiếng Việt
- cố gắng, thông suốt, đi xuyên qua
- 日本語
- 徹底, 貫通, 通過, 徹夜
- 한국어
- 철저하다
- 中文
- 彻底
- id
- menyeluruh
- th
- อย่างละเอียด
- es
- exhaustivo
- fr
- approfondi
- de
- gründlich
- pt
- minucioso
Common compounds
- 徹底てっていthoroughness, completeness
- 貫通かんつうpenetration, pass through
- 徹夜てつやall night, staying up all night
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