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Penetrate Radical Bring 徹 テツ あき つ てっ

Kanji
Onyomi テツ
Nanori あき, つ, てっ, とおる
English penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)
Examples 徹底(てってい): thoroughness; completeness; consistency
徹夜(てつや): all night; all-night vigil; sleepless night
徹する(てっする): to sink in; to penetrate; to devote oneself; to believe in; to go through; to do intently and exclusively
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 968
Components 彳: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)
育: bring up; grow up; raise; rear
攵: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
Number of Strokes 15
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 60
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading ぎょうにんべん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword penetrate
Koohii Story 1 The taskmistress in a moment of weakness allowed the man´s column to penetrate her. As punishment he was made to bring up their infant.
Koohii Story 2 Ha! In this frame, a bunch of taskmasters are lined up to penetrate the kids they raise/bring up! I´m thinking of some priests and choir boys.
RTK Index 886

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq751-1000

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