徹
徹·thorough, penetrate
- On-yomi
- テツ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 徹底 | てってい | thoroughness |
| 徹夜 | てつや | staying up all night |
| 貫徹 | かんてつ | carrying through, accomplishment |
| 冷徹 | れいてつ | cool-headed, dispassionate |
Example sentences
試験のために徹夜で勉強した。
しけんのためにてつやでべんきょうした。
I stayed up all night studying for the exam.
安全対策を徹底してください。
あんぜんたいさくをてっていしてください。
Please make the safety measures thorough.
彼は初志を貫徹した。
かれはしょしをかんてつした。
He carried his original intention through to the end.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 撤底 for 徹底 — the thoroughness word takes 彳
- Reading 徹底 as てつてい — it is てってい
Memory aid
Picture it
The step radical 彳 with a hand and a stick driving on — walking straight through to the far side without stopping.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 貫徹かんてつcarrying through, accomplishment
- 徹頭徹尾てっとうてつびthoroughly, from beginning to end
- 徹するてっするto devote oneself to; to stick to (a role or principle); to penetrate; to go right through
- 徹夜するてつやするto stay up all night
- 徹底てっていthoroughness
- 徹夜てつやstaying up all night, an all-nighter
- 徹底するてっていするto be thorough; to carry out thoroughly, to make sure (a rule) is fully followed
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