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徹 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: テツ  ·  Kunyomi: -  ·  Meanings: clear, penetrate, pierce, sit up (all night), strike home

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Unicode: 5FB9 Strokes: 15
JLPT N1
Meanings
clear, penetrate, pierce, sit up (all night), strike home
Onyomi
テツ
Kunyomi
Name Readings
あき, つ, てっ, とおる
JLPT
N1
Grade
8
Frequency
-
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
通る とおる to go by, to go past, to go along, to travel along, to pass through, to use (a road), to take (a route), to go via, to go by way of common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
通す とおす to stick through, to force through common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
徹夜 てつや staying up all night common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
徹底 てってい thoroughness, completeness, consistency common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
徹する てっする to penetrate, to sink in common JLPT-N1 Suru verb - special class, Intransitive verb
撤退 てったい evacuation, withdrawal, revocation, repeal, retreat common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
応える こたえる to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations) common Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
撤廃 てっぱい annulment, abolition, repeal, rescission common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
徹底的 てっていてき thorough, exhaustive, complete common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
徹頭徹尾 てっとうてつび thoroughly, through and through, out and out, in every way, from beginning to end, from start to finish Adverb (fukushi)
撤収 てっしゅう removal (of a building, equipment, etc.), dismantling (e.g. a tent), striking (a stage set, camp, etc.) common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
徹甲弾 てっこうだん armor piercing ammunition, armour piercing ammunition Noun
徹底究明 てっていきゅうめい thorough investigation, complete inquiry Noun
徹夜明け てつやあけ after staying up all night Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
徹見 てっけん seeing clearly, seeing without obstruction, looking into every nook and corner Noun, Suru verb
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