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Zach

Readings

Kana: カン、つらぬ.く、ぬ.く、ぬき
Romaji: kan, tsuranu.ku, nu.ku, nuki
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: つら、ぬく
Romaji: tsura, nuku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, brace

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  80
Frequency:  1156
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-4-7
Korean Reading:  gwan
Chinese Reading:  guan4
Unicode:  8cab
JIS:  3453

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2460
Nelson Index: 2469
New Nelson Index: 5778
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7b4.3
Four Corner Index: 7780.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1102
Gakken Index: 1128
Japanese Names Index: 1754
Daikanwanjiten Index: 36681
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0719
Remembering the kanji Index: 102
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1778
Kodansha Compact Index: 1725
Kanji in Context Index: 1714
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1593
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2174
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 103
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 106
Essential Kanji Index: 1198
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3112
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3661
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1487

Words

(かん)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency); pieces of sushi
一貫 (いっかん)
consistency; coherence; integration; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
貫く (つらぬく)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to carry out; to persist; to keep (faith); to stick to (principles); to maintain (independence)
綿抜き (わたぬき)
unpadded kimono; 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar
突貫 (とっかん)
charge; rush; lightning attack
(ぬき)
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
貫通 (かんつう)
pierce; penetrate; perforate
縦貫 (じゅうかん)
running through; traversal
貫徹 (かんてつ)
accomplishment; realization; realisation; penetration
満貫 (まんがん)
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
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