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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)

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    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.

      • 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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