貫

Meaning

貫 centers on passing through something from one side to the other: piercing, penetrating, or threading through. The historical weight unit (8 1/3 lbs) likely comes from the idea of a string of coins threaded together, and 'brace' extends the idea of something that holds by passing through.

• 貫かん

  kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)

• 一貫いっかん
  N1

  consistency; coherence; integration

• 貫くつらぬく
  N1

  to go through; to pierce; to penetrate

• 貫通かんつう

  passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; piercing

• 貫禄かんろく
  N1

  presence; dignity

• 突貫とっかん

  charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush

• 貫徹かんてつ

  accomplishment; realization; attainment; fulfillment; achievement

• 満貫マンガン

  win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)

• 縦貫じゅうかん

  running through; traversal

• 貫き通すつらぬきとおす

  to go through; to pierce; to penetrate

• 貫入かんにゅう

  penetration; permeation

• 裸一貫はだかいっかん

  having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless

• 終始一貫しゅうしいっかん

  consistently; unchangingly; throughout

• 中高一貫校ちゅうこういっかんこう
  N1

  combined junior high and high school

• 一気通貫いっきつうかん

  pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) as three chows

• 一貫していっかんして

  consistently

• 一貫作業いっかんさぎょう

  continuous operation

• 一貫性いっかんせい

  consistency

• 一貫教育いっかんきょういく

  integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations

• 一貫教育校いっかんきょういくこう

  integrated set of schools that offers education from one stage to the next without taking entrance exams en route

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