つらぬく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to go through; to pierce; to penetrate
The tip of the blade pierces the sheet.
2. to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through
3. to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence)
I was only thinking about sticking to my own sense of justice.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to penetrate the wall
to accomplish (attain) one's object
Examples (13 in total)
Although I maintained a blank expression, I was slightly shaken.
The tip of the blade pierces the sheet.
The arrow pierced the center of the target.