徹

meaningpenetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)

On'yomi
テツ
Strokes
15
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#968 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

徹
  • 徹底てっていthoroughness
  • 徹夜てつやstaying up all night
  • 徹するてっするto penetrate
  • 徹底的てっていてきthorough

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