# 透 transparent

(motion) + 秀 (excel)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes

## Onyomi

TOU |

## Mnemonic

| The excellent ninja moves on transparent TOES , so he is always unseen.

## Kunyomi

( が ) す＊ける | to ｂｅ　ｓｅｅ－ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ，(as in, a see-through blouse, or seeing a guy's scalp through his thinning hair) ｕｓｕｓａｌｌｙ　ｐｈｒａｓｅｄ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｔｈｉｓ：　ＸＸＸ　が　透けて見える。 ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

透明(とうめい) な | transparent ★★☆☆☆ 透 (transparent) + 明 (bright) = 透明 (transparent) transparent (like water or glass)(BOOBOO: not to be confused with 'invisible', which is 目で見えない　（めでみえない））
浸透(しんとう) する | permeate ☆☆☆☆☆ 浸 (immerse) + 透 (transparent) = 浸透 (permeate) to permeate (like mud permeating a towel); to stealthily take over (communism) ;　osmosis

## Synonyms

spread, pervade, permeate, infiltrate 浸透 蔓延