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N2 う-verb (く), 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)

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    1. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      1.

      to go through, to pierce, to penetrate

    2. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      2.

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

    3. う-verb (く), 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.

      • N2

      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.

      • 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.

      • N2

      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.

      • 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 stick to this faith.

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