透
透·transparent, penetrate
- On-yomi
- トウ
- Kun-yomi
- す(く)す(かす)す(ける)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 透明 | とうめい | transparent |
| 浸透 | しんとう | permeation, taking hold |
| 透ける | すける | to show through |
| 透き通る | すきとおる | to be see-through, to be crystal clear |
Example sentences
この紙は薄くて下の字が透ける。
このかみはうすくてしたのじがすける。
This paper is thin and the letters underneath show through.
新しい考え方が少しずつ社会に浸透した。
あたらしいかんがえかたがすこしずつしゃかいにしんとうした。
The new way of thinking gradually took hold in society.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 浸透 as しんどう — it is しんとう
- 透ける (to show through) is intransitive; the transitive partner is 透かす
Memory aid
Picture it
The road radical 辶 with 秀: light making its way right through to the other side.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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