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貫 = 毌 + 貝
貫 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pierce”. It is built from 毌 (skewer) and 貝 (shellfish). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 106. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- pierce
- RTK frame
- 106
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- つらぬ.く, ぬ.く, ぬき
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- пирс
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 貫 a string of 1000 coins
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 貫
How to find 貫 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “skewer” + “shellfish”. 貫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 貫 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.