貫徹

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See also: 贯彻

Chinese

pierce; to string
pervade; penetrate; pass through
pervade; penetrate; pass through; thorough; penetrating
 
trad. (貫徹) 貫 徹
simp. (贯彻) 贯 彻

Etymology

Earliest attested and used literally in in Great Tang Records of the Western Regions:

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 貫 徹
Reading # 2/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 見 (28) 徹 (10)
Final (韻) 桓 (62) 薛 (83)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 古玩切 丑列切
Baxter kwanH trhjet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kuɑnH/ /ʈʰˠiᴇt̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kʷɑnH/ /ʈʰᵚiɛt̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kuɑnH/ /ȶʰiæt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kwanH/ /ʈʰiat̚/
Li
Rong 		/kuɑnH/ /ȶʰjɛt̚/
Wang
Li 		/kuɑnH/ /ȶʰĭɛt̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/kuɑnH/ /ȶʰi̯ɛt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		guàn che
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		gun3 cit3

Verb

貫徹

  1. to implement; to carry out; to put into practice

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (貫徹):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貫 徹
かん
Grade: S 		てつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

貫(かん)徹(てつ) • (kantetsu) ←くわんてつ (kwantetu)?

  1. execute thoroughly
    初志(しょし)貫徹(かんてつ)
    shoshi kantetsu
    (please add an English translation of this example)

Verb

貫(かん)徹(てつ)する • (kantetsu suru) ←くわんてつ (kwantetu)?suru (stem 貫(かん)徹(てつ)し (kantetsu shi), past 貫(かん)徹(てつ)した (kantetsu shita))

  1. to execute thoroughly

Conjugation

Conjugation of "貫徹する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 貫徹し かんてつし kantetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 貫徹し かんてつし kantetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 貫徹する かんてつする kantetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 貫徹する かんてつする kantetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 貫徹すれ かんてつすれ kantetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 貫徹せよ¹
貫徹しろ² 		かんてつせよ¹
かんてつしろ² 		kantetsu seyo¹
kantetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 貫徹される かんてつされる kantetsu sareru
Causative 貫徹させる
貫徹さす 		かんてつさせる
かんてつさす 		kantetsu saseru
kantetsu sasu
Potential 貫徹できる かんてつできる kantetsu dekiru
Volitional 貫徹しよう かんてつしよう kantetsu shiyō
Negative 貫徹しない かんてつしない kantetsu shinai
Negative continuative 貫徹せず かんてつせず kantetsu sezu
Formal 貫徹します かんてつします kantetsu shimasu
Perfective 貫徹した かんてつした kantetsu shita
Conjunctive 貫徹して かんてつして kantetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional 貫徹すれば かんてつすれば kantetsu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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