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徹する

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 徹する

っする
Intransitive
Freq #7459
1

Suru verb - special class

to penetrate; to sink in

2

Suru verb - special class

to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively

Examples
大学出たての新人は資料を作ったり、コピーをとったりと裏方仕事に徹するのだろうと、勝手に想像していたのですが見事に裏切られました。
I had imagined that the newbies fresh from university would probably be stuck with all the backstage work - collecting reference material, getting copies and such but I couldn't have been proved more wrong.
3

Suru verb - special class

to do throughout (e.g. the night)

Examples
夜を徹するか否か。
Should I stay up all night or not?

Kanji in this Word

15 strokes
Frequency: 968
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

penetrate
clear
pierce
strike home
sit up (all night)

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
テツ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
あき
てっ
とおる
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