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Meaning of 徹

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

Onyomi

テツ
tetsu

Kunyomi

(none)

Learn Japanese kanji: 【 テツ 】.

Meaning: penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night) .

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Example #1

てつやはからだにわるいです。
tetsuya wa karada ni warui desu.
Staying up all night is bad for your health.
Example #2

かきをてっていしてください。
kaki o tettei shite kudasai.
Please strictly adhere to the following.
Example #3

わたしはそれをてっていてきにしらべた。
watashi wa sore o tetteiteki ni shirabeta.
I investigated it thoroughly.
Example #4

かのじょはてつやでははをみまもった。
kanojo wa tetsuya de haha o mimamotta.
She stayed up all night watching over her mother.
Example #5

せつめいはすこしもてっていしていない。
setsumei wa sukoshi mo tettei shite inai.
The explanation is not thorough in the slightest.

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