11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, brace

Kun'yomi
  • to go through ②to run through (e.g. a river through a city) ③to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.)
  • crosspiece (between pillars, etc.)
On'yomi
  • kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb) ②kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period) ③counter for pieces of sushi ④10 points ⑤12 points
Nanori
  • つら
  • ぬく

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

つらぬ 60.7%
カン 27.4%
ぬき 11.5%
0.2%
ぬく 0.1%

Character Breakdown

pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate
つらぬ.く カン ぬき (8th, N1)
do not, must not, be not
ブ ム はは (Kentei 1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

to go through ②to run through (e.g. a river through a city) ③to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.) ②being well versed (in)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb) ②kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period) ③counter for pieces of sushi ④10 points ⑤12 points
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
to go through ②to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.)
to accomplish (attain) one's object
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References

Unicode hex code 8CAB
JIS X 0208 1-20-51
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2469
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5778
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2460
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3112
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1593
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2174
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 102
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 106
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1128
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1754
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1198
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36681
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1102
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 914
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 936
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1778
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1487
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1714
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1725
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 103
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7b4.3
Four corner code 7780.6
De Roo Code 3661