Word Meaning 貫き通す

ぬきとおす nukitoosu

貫き通す is read as ぬきとおす (nukitoosu) and means to go through.

Meaning

English

to go through
to pierce
to penetrate
to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.)
to carry out
to persist with
to keep (e.g. faith)
to maintain (e.g. independence)

Reading

Kana

ぬきとおす

Romaji

nukitoosu

Writing Variants

つらぬき通す つらぬきとおす tsuranukitoosu
貫き通す つらぬきとおす tsuranukitoosu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 1430 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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貫通

かんつう

being well versed (in)

貫通銃創

かんつうじゅうそう

piercing bullet wound

一気通貫

いっきつうかん

streamlined production system

通貫

つうかん

persisting

貫徹

かんてつ

penetration

貫く

つらぬく

to run through (e.g. a river through a city)

貫

かん

10 points

通す

とおす

to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.)

通り越す

とおりこす

to go past (a place or thing)

見通す

みとおす

to watch from start to finish

押し通す

おしとおす

to persist in

目を通す

めをとおす

to scan