貫く
つらぬく
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to run through (e.g. a river through a city)
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate- to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through
- to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 貫くつらぬく | 貫きますつらぬきます |
| Negative | 貫かないつらぬかない | 貫きませんつらぬきません |
| Past | 貫いたつらぬいた | 貫きましたつらぬきました |
| Past negative | 貫かなかったつらぬかなかった | 貫きませんでしたつらぬきませんでした |
| Te-form | 貫いてつらぬいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 貫けるつらぬける |
| Passive | 貫かれるつらぬかれる |
| Causative | 貫かせるつらぬかせる |
| Volitional | 貫こうつらぬこう |
| Imperative | 貫けつらぬけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 貫けばつらぬけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 貫いたらつらぬいたら |
Example sentences
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The light penetrates the darkness.
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The bullet penetrated him.
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His heart was pierced with grief.
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The bullet penetrated the partition.
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Tom remained single all his life.
More examples (8)
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A broad river runs through the city.
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He stuck to his beliefs and accomplished a difficult task.
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The devout Christian persists in his belief.
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The devout Christian persists in his belief.
ある人物が不変の性質で全人生を貫くということは小説の中だけの話だ。
Only in novels do you find individuals who live out their whole life with unvarying character.
ボクが憧れたのは翔太部長の『力』じゃない。体を張ってでも信念を貫こうとする雄々しい勇気だったはず。
What I looked up to in Shota was not his 'strength'. It was his heroic courage to put his life on the line to carry out his convictions.
返事を待つアリスに向けられたのは突然の咆哮。それは耳を貫かんばかりに鋭く、天に届かんばかりに大きく響くものでした。
What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.
もし高い丘がＡからＢの間にあれば、路線が丘を越えて行くようにさせるか、トンネルで丘を貫いて行くようにさせるか、あるいは丘を避けて迂回路をとるようにさせるか決めるのが重要となる。
If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.