透徹

See also: 透彻

Chinese

		to penetrate; thorough; penetrating to penetrate; thorough; penetrating; to pass through; to pierce	pervade; penetrate; pass through pervade; penetrate; pass through; thorough; penetrating
trad. (透徹)		透	徹
simp. (透彻)		透	彻
alternative forms		透澈

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tòuchè

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˋ ㄔㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tau³ cit³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): thàu-thiat

  (Teochew, Peng'im): tao³ tiag⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tòuchè
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˋ ㄔㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tòuchè
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou⁴-chʻê⁴
    • Yale: tòu-chè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: towcheh
    • Palladius: тоучэ (toučɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau³ cit³
    • Yale: tau chit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau³ tsit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo³ qid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯³³ t͡sʰiːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàu-thiat
    • Tâi-lô: thàu-thiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tao'tiad
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛt̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰiɛt̚⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛt̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛt̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiɛt̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: tao³ tiag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thàu thiak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰiak̚²/

Adjective

透徹

1. thorough; well-researched; analytical and incisive

Synonyms

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• 尖銳 / 尖锐 (jiānruì)
• 犀利 (xīlì)
• 精闢 / 精辟 (jīngpì)
• 透底 (Hokkien)
• 透闢 / 透辟 (tòupì)
• 鋒利 / 锋利 (fēnglì)
• 銳利 / 锐利 (ruìlì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
透	徹
とう Grade: S	てつ Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とーてつ [tòótétsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːte̞t͡sɨ]

Verb

透(とう)徹(てつ)する • (tōtetsu suru) suru (stem 透(とう)徹(てつ)し (tōtetsu shi), past 透(とう)徹(てつ)した (tōtetsu shita))

1. to be perfectly clear

   Synonyms: 澄み切る, 透き通る

   透徹(とうてつ)した空気(くうき)

   tōtetsushita kūki

   absolutely clear air

2. to be logical, consistent, penetrating

   Synonyms: 貫く, 徹底する, 一貫する

   透徹(とうてつ)した洞察力(どうさつりょく)

   tōtetsushita dōsatsuryoku

   penetrating insight

Conjugation

Conjugation of "透徹する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

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

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Noun

透(とう)徹(てつ) • (tōtetsu) 

1. Same as above

References

• “透徹”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026