徹 Penetrate

Radical Combination

• 彳

  Loiter
• Trash
• 月

  Moon
• 夂

  Winter

Meaning

Primary

Penetrate

Alternative

Clear

Mnemonic

You decide to loiter next to the trash under the moon in winter so the moon's light will penetrate you. The sky is clearest in winter, and this spot next to the trash happens to get the most of it.

Hints

Picture a single beam of moonlight penetrating through the winter sky, right onto the trash.

Readings

On’yomi

てつ

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You want the light to penetrate you, so you put your face in the way of the beam and it shoots clear through you. Your mouth fills with the taste of 鉄 (てつ).

Hints

The clear, penetrating beam tastes exactly like iron, which is something you really weren't expecting. But now it's filling your entire mouth and you don't want it to stop.