What is the Kanji for "Pierce" and "Sushi counter"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Pierce" and "Sushi counter", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Pierce" and "Sushi counter" is "貫".

This kanji has 4 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Nu", "Tsuranu", and "Nuki".

Its onyomi reading is "Kan".

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 component "毋" . And The kanji "貝" means "Shellfish" and can be read as "Bai" and "Kai".

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

What does the kanji "貫" mean in japanese?

"貫" means "Pierce" and "Sushi counter".

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:

一貫: "Consistency" or "Coherence". The noun '一貫 (いっかん)' refers to the quality of being consistent, coherent or logical throughout. It implies a unified and uninterrupted approach, with no contradictions or discrepancies. For example: His writing shows a high degree of consistency - (彼の文章は一貫性が高い). The company's policies have a clear and consistent approach - (その企業の方針は一貫しており明確だ)

貫く: "Pierce". The verb '貫く (つらぬく)' means 'to pierce'. It is used to describe the action of penetrating completely through something, often with force or determination. This verb can be used both physically, as in piercing an object, as well as metaphorically, to describe persisting or succeeding in a difficult task. For example: The arrow pierced through the target - (矢が的をつらぬいた). He persevered and succeeded in his goal - (彼はあきらめずに目標に貫いた).

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 "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "ぬ" is read as "nu". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra". And The hiragana "き" is read as "ki".

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.