貫通

See also: 贯通

Chinese

		pierce; to string	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
trad. (貫通)		貫	通
simp. (贯通)		贯	通

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guàntōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gun³ tung¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kon-thûng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): koàn-thong

  (Teochew, Peng'im): guang³ tong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guàntōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guàntong
    • Wade–Giles: kuan⁴-tʻung¹
    • Yale: gwàn-tūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanntong
    • Palladius: гуаньтун (guanʹtun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gun³ tung¹
    • Yale: gun tūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gun³ tung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gun³ tung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn³³ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kon-thûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: gon tung^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gon⁴ tung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kon⁵⁵ tʰuŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koàn-thong
    • Tâi-lô: kuàn-thong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koarntofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuan¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: guang³ tong¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuàng thong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰoŋ³³/

Verb

貫通

1. to link up; to thread together
2. to know thoroughly about; to be well versed in

Synonyms

• (to link up): 貫穿／贯穿 (guànchuān)
• (to know thoroughly):

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• 了解 (liǎojiě)
• 佔有 / 占有 (zhànyǒu)
• 分曉 / 分晓 (fēnxiǎo)
• 參悟 / 参悟 (cānwù)
• 悟 (wù) (literary, or in compounds)
• 懂 (dǒng)
• 懂得 (dǒngde)
• 打生 (Wenzhounese)
• 把握 (bǎwò)
• 掌握 (zhǎngwò)
• 明 (ming⁴) (Cantonese)
• 明白
• 明瞭 / 明了 (míngliǎo)
• 曉得 / 晓得 (xiǎode)
• 會悟 / 会悟 (huìwù) (literary)
• 洞悉 (dòngxī)
• 清亮 (mainland China)
• 清楚
• 熟似 (Hokkien)
• 熟悉 (shúxī)
• 熟稔 (shúrěn) (literary)
• 熟識 / 熟识 (shúshí)
• 理會 / 理会 (lǐhuì)
• 理解 (lǐjiě)
• 瞭悟 / 了悟 (liǎowù) (literary)
• 知影 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 知悉 (zhīxī) (literary)
• 知曉 / 知晓 (zhīxiǎo)
• 知識 / 知识 (zhīshí) (literary)
• 知道 (zhīdào)
• 覺 / 觉
• 覺悟 / 觉悟 (juéwù)
• 覺醒 / 觉醒 (juéxǐng)
• 認識 / 认识
• 諳曉 / 谙晓 (ānxiǎo) (literary)
• 諳達 / 谙达 (āndá) (literary)
• 通曉 / 通晓 (tōngxiǎo)
• 通解 (tōngjiě) (literary)
• 通達 / 通达 (tōngdá)
• 達 / 达 (literary, or in compounds)
• 醒悟 (xǐngwù)
• 開悟 / 开悟 (kāiwù) (literary)
• 領悟 / 领悟 (lǐngwù)
• 領會 / 领会 (lǐnghuì)
• 領略 / 领略 (lǐnglüè)

Derived terms

• 融會貫通 / 融会贯通 (rónghuìguàntōng)
• 豁然貫通 / 豁然贯通

Related terms

• 貫徹／贯彻 (guànchè)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貫	通
かん Grade: S	つう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんつう [kàńtsúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠nt͡sɨː]

Noun

貫(かん)通(つう) • (kantsū) ^{←くわんつう (kwantuu)?}

1. penetration
2. boring through

Verb

貫(かん)通(つう)する • (kantsū suru) ^{←くわんつう (kwantuu)?}transitive or intransitive suru (stem 貫(かん)通(つう)し (kantsū shi), past 貫(かん)通(つう)した (kantsū shita))

1. pierce, penetrate
2. bore through

Conjugation

Conjugation of "貫通する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	貫通し	かんつうし	kantsū shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	貫通し	かんつうし	kantsū shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	貫通する	かんつうする	kantsū suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	貫通する	かんつうする	kantsū suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	貫通すれ	かんつうすれ	kantsū sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	貫通せよ¹ 貫通しろ²	かんつうせよ¹ かんつうしろ²	kantsū seyo¹ kantsū shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	貫通される	かんつうされる	kantsū sareru
Causative	貫通させる 貫通さす	かんつうさせる かんつうさす	kantsū saseru kantsū sasu
Potential	貫通できる	かんつうできる	kantsū dekiru
Volitional	貫通しよう	かんつうしよう	kantsū shiyō
Negative	貫通しない	かんつうしない	kantsū shinai
Negative continuative	貫通せず	かんつうせず	kantsū sezu
Formal	貫通します	かんつうします	kantsū shimasu
Perfective	貫通した	かんつうした	kantsū shita
Conjunctive	貫通して	かんつうして	kantsū shite
Hypothetical conditional	貫通すれば	かんつうすれば	kantsū sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative