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N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

(つらぬ)to go through, to pierce, to penetrate, to carry out, to persist, to keep (faith), to stick to (principles), to maintain (independence)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to go through, to pierce, to penetrate

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

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

    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

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

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    貫く 【つらぬく】

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      自分(じぶん)意見(いけん)(つらぬ)(こと)はとても大切(たいせつ)です。

      It is very important to stick to your own opinion. {to go through, to pierce, to penetrate, to carry out, to persist, to keep (faith), to stick to (principles), to maintain (independence)}

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      弾丸(だんがん)防弾(ぼうだん)チョッキを(つらぬ)いたので、ケガをしました。

      I got injured because the bullet penetrated the bulletproof vest. {to go through, to pierce, to penetrate, to carry out, to persist, to keep (faith), to stick to (principles), to maintain (independence)}

      • N2

      (はげ)しい(いた)みが全身(ぜんしん)(つらぬ)いているので、(いた)()めを()んだ。

      I took a painkiller because intense pain was piercing through my entire body. {to go through, to pierce, to penetrate, to carry out, to persist, to keep (faith), to stick to (principles), to maintain (independence)}

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      自分(じぶん)頭脳(ずのう)自信(じしん)がある彼女(かのじょ)自身(じしん)(せつ)(つらぬ)のももっともだ。

      It's only natural that she, who has confidence in her own intellect, sticks to her theory. {to go through, to pierce, to penetrate, to carry out, to persist, to keep (faith), to stick to (principles), to maintain (independence)}

      • N2

      (ぼく)敬虔(けいけん)なキリスト教徒(きょうと)のもとで(そだ)ったので、この信仰(しんこう)(つらぬ)つもりです。

      Since I was raised under devout Christians, I intend to adhere to this faith. {to go through, to pierce, to penetrate, to carry out, to persist, to keep (faith), to stick to (principles), to maintain (independence)}

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