Kanji

透

transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

トウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すく, すかす, すける, とうる, とうす

Nanori (Name Reading)

すき, すく, とおる, ゆき

Common Readings

トウ, す…かす, す…く, す…ける

Example sentences

透明 とうめい
この湖の水はとても透明だ。

The water of this lake is very transparent.

液 えき
試験管に透明な液を入れる。

Pour the transparent liquid into the test tube.

見透かす みすかす
彼は私の嘘を完全に見透かしていた。

He completely saw through my lie.

透き通る すきとおる
その湖の水は非常に澄んでいて、底まで透き通っていた。

The water of that lake was very clear, and it was transparent all the way to the bottom.

透ける すける
このブラウスは薄くて肌が透ける。

This blouse is thin and my skin shows through.

浸透 しんとう
雨水が地面に浸透した。

Rainwater has soaked into the ground.

蓋天蓋地 がいてんがいち
彼の教えは蓋天蓋地のごとく、あらゆる人々の心に浸透していった。

His teachings, as if covering the heavens and the earth, permeated the hearts of all people.

半透明 はんとうめい
半透明なプラスチックの容器は、中身が見えて便利だ。

Translucent plastic containers are convenient because you can see what is inside.

透かす すかす
彼女は紙を明かりに透かして模様を確かめた。

She held the paper up to the light and checked the pattern.

透視 とうし
彼は私の心を透視しているかのようにすべてを見抜いていた。

He saw through everything, as if he could see right into my mind.

Example Vocabulary

透明

とうめい

transparent; clear; see-through

見透かす

みすかす

to see through; to perceive

透き通る

すきとおる

to be transparent; to be clear; to be see-through

透ける

すける

to be transparent, to show through, to be see-through

浸透

しんとう

infiltration; penetration; diffusion; spreading

半透明

はんとうめい

translucent; semi-transparent

透かす

すかす

to hold something up to the light and see through it; to thin something out or leave gaps

透視

とうし

seeing through; clairvoyance; fluoroscopy

見え透く

みえすく

to be transparent; to be obvious; to be easily seen through

透明感

とうめいかん

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