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貫 means 'pierce'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1324   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-18    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 18 words   Used in 62 words   Used in 559 names   Component in 6 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カン
Kun
   つらぬく to pierce
Additional readings
Kun    ぬき   ぬく
Name    つら   ぬく
Variants
贯 (Chinese)  
Components
⿱  毌 (母) mother  貝 shellfish  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 貫 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 貫 is used 59 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
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カン : 40 words FIND ALL
い っ か ん 0 い っ か ん 3
1. consistency; coherence; integration
2. one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
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カン (read as がん) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
sweet potato variety (often used in shochu brewing)
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ぬき : 7 words FIND ALL
noun
1. Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province
2. sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords
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つらぬく : 5 words FIND ALL
つ ら ぬ く 3
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to go through; to pierce; to penetrate
2. to carry out; to persist; to keep (faith); to stick to (principles); to maintain (independence)
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ぬく : 5 words FIND ALL
ぬ き と お す 5
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to go through; to pierce; to penetrate  (see also: 貫く)
2. to persist; to stick to; to enforce (one's) will  (see also: 貫く)
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An additional 2 less common words include 貫 but the readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1102  Joy o' Kanji : 1102  Key to Kanji: - 

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貫
カン   つらぬく to pierce   
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毌
ボ   はは mother   
貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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