Word Meaning 貫く

つらぬく tsuranuku

貫く is read as つらぬく (tsuranuku) and means to run through (e.g. a river through a city).

Meaning

English

to run through (e.g. a river through a city)
to pass through
to go through
to pierce
to penetrate
to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.)
to carry out
to persist with

Reading

Kana

つらぬく

Romaji

tsuranuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 挫ける Rank 16381 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貫き通す

ぬきとおす

to go through

貫通

かんつう

being well versed (in)

貫徹

かんてつ

penetration

貫

かん

10 points

貫生葉

かんせいよう

perfoliate leaf

貫入

かんにゅう

penetration

貫手

ぬきて

spear hand

貫目

かんめ

unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg

貫主

かんじゅ

chief abbot (of a Buddhist temple)

目的を貫く

もくてきをつらぬく

to accomplish (attain) one's object

一貫

いっかん

one kan (approx. 3.75 kg)

突貫

とっかん

charging (at the enemy) with a shout

Example Sentences

彼は約束を貫く人だ。

かれはやくそくをつらぬくひとだ。

He is the kind of person who follows through on a promise.

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.