Hanja Analyzer
透

透 — tu

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
사무칠 투
Romanization
tu
English
penetrate, pass through
Mandarin
tòu
Japanese on'yomi
トウ, シュク
Japanese kun'yomi
す.く す.かす す.ける とう.る とう.す
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,035 of 2,500
Strokes
10
Radical
辵 (162, 7 residual)
Phonetic component
秀
Unicode
U+900F

Parts that make up 透

  • 秀 빼어날 수sound 벼에 이삭이 뻗어 나온 모양빼어나다. ‘수’ 계열의 소리
  • ⻌ variant of 辶 네거리와 발가고 오는 일, 길 위의 움직임

How 透 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 透 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 辵, 秀.

Korean example words with 透

  • 침투浸透 Korean gloss: 세균이나 병균 따위가 몸속에 들어옴
  • 중투中透 Korean gloss: 꽃잎이나 잎 가운데에 무늬가 나타나는 식물. 난초에서 흔히 볼 수 있다
  • 투득하다透得 Korean gloss: 막힘없이 환하게 깨닫다
  • 투철하다透徹 Korean gloss: 속속들이 뚜렷하고 철저하다
  • 투사하다透射 Korean gloss: 빛이 물건을 꿰뚫고 들어가다
  • 투명하다透明 Korean gloss: 사람의 말이나 태도, 펼쳐진 상황 따위가 분명하다
  • 불투수不透水 Korean gloss: 물이 스며들지 아니함
  • 투광량透光量 Korean gloss: 물체를 뚫고 들어가는 빛의 양
  • 투습성透濕性 Korean gloss: 천 따위가 습기를 통하는 정도
  • 투광도透光度 Korean gloss: 빛이 물체를 뚫고 들어가는 정도
  • 투광률透光率 Korean gloss: 빛이 물체를 뚫고 들어가는 비율
  • 투석실透析室 Korean gloss: 혈액 투석 따위의 치료를 하는 방

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 透

  • 不透明ふとうめい opaque; obscure; murky
  • 透明とうめい transparent; clear
  • 浸透しんとう permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread
  • 透析とうせき dialysis
  • 人工透析じんこうとうせき (artificial) dialysis
  • 透かしすかし watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
  • 透過とうか penetration; permeation; transmission
  • 肩透かしかたすかし under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging
  • 透き通るすきとおる to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear
  • 見透かすみすかす to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings)
  • 透徹とうてつ transparency; clarity; coherence
  • 透視とうし seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy

Characters sharing the phonetic 秀

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “투”

Other hanja with radical 辵

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