What is the Kanji for "Pass through" and "Transparent"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Pass through" and "Transparent", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Pass through" and "Transparent" is "透".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Su".

Its onyomi reading is "Tou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "辶" means "Walk" . And The kanji "秀" means "Excel" and "Excellent" and can be read as "Shuu" and "Hii".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "透" mean in japanese?

"透" means "Pass through" and "Transparent".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

透明: "Transparent" or "Clear". The Japanese adjectival noun '透明 (とうめい)' means 'transparent' or 'clear'. It is used to describe something that allows light to pass through without distortion, so that objects behind can be seen clearly. 透明 is often used to describe materials like glass, water, or plastic. For example: The window is transparent - (ガラスは透明だ). The water in the lake is clear - (湖の水は透明だ).

透き通る: "Be transparent". The Japanese verb '透き通る (すきとおる)' means 'to be transparent'. This verb describes something that allows light to pass through it so that objects behind it can be clearly seen. It is often used to describe materials like glass, water or certain fabrics. For example: The glass window is transparent - (ガラスの窓は透き通っている). The water in the lake is transparent - (湖の水は透き通っている).

浸透: "Penetration". The noun '浸透 (しんとう)' refers to the act of penetrating or permeating into something. It can describe the process of a liquid, gas, or other substance entering and spreading through a material or medium. For example: The water infiltrated the soil - (水が土に浸透した). This word is often used in scientific or technical contexts. It can also have figurative usages, such as describing the permeation of an idea or influence into a society or culture.

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "と" is read as "to". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". And The hiragana "す" is read as "su".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.