Mnemonic
Your mother saved every bit of money she ever earned. She would pierce each coin through its center hole, threading them onto a long string. One by one, she pierced them — a lifetime of unwavering dedication strung together on a single cord.
Additional thoughts
Visualize a determined mother with a needle, piercing coins and sliding them onto thread. The image of coins strung together reinforces both the literal meaning (unit of strung currency) and the figurative meaning (carrying something through consistently).Quick recall
A mother strings money onto thread, Pierceing each coin's center with unwavering dedication.Details
The keyword for 貫 is pierce. This kanji conveys the idea of penetrating or passing through something from one side to the other, like a skewer running through an object. It also carries the extended meanings of consistency and carrying something through to completion, as in maintaining a single course of action without wavering. Historically, it was also used as a unit of weight and currency in Japan, referring to a string of coins threaded together—literally pierced through their center holes.
- On'yomi
- かん
- Kun'yomi
- つらぬ.く、ぬ.く、ぬき