透

9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate

Kun'yomi
  • すく
    		to be transparent
  • すかす
    		to look through ②to hold up to the light ③to make an opening ④to fart without making a sound
  • すける
    		to be transparent
  • とうる
  • とうす
On'yomi
  • トウ
Nanori
  • とおる

Main Radical

辵(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

トウ 36.3%
とうるとうす 36.3%
すくすかすすける 27.4%

Character Breakdown

transparent, permeate, filter
トウ　とう.る　す.く (7th, N1)
excel, excellence, beauty
シュウ　ひで　ひい.でる (7th, N1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ　の　すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)

Common Words

す
透
　
け
　
る
to be transparent
とう
透
めい
明
transparent
す
透
　
き
とお
通
　
る
to be transparent ②to be clear (of a voice or sound)
み
見
す
透
　
か
　
す
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.)
とう
透
し
視
seeing through ②fluoroscopy ③clairvoyance
とう
透
めい
明
にん
人
げん
間
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
とう
透
か
過
penetration
しん
浸
とう
透
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.) ②permeation (of a liquid, etc.) ③osmosis
み
見
　
え
す
透
　
く
to be transparent
はん
半
とう
透
めい
明
semi-transparent
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References

Unicode hex code 900F
JIS X 0208 1-38-9
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4699
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6059
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3108
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38876P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1685
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1800
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1807
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1399
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1746
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 698
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 924
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2q7.10
Four corner code 3230.2
De Roo Code 2245