# 貫 — Pierce

Frequency rank 1195 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 卵 (Egg), less common than 仰 (Look Up To).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: つらぬ
- Radical: 貝 Shell (Kangxi 154)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

A shellfish below is pierced by a stick coming down through a roof above — the stick drives straight through the roof and pierces the shell completely.

In words:

- 貫く つらぬく — to go through
- 貫禄 かんろく — presence;dignity

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