Word · 単語
貫く
Reading つらぬく
to go through
- 1 to go through, to pierce, to penetrate
- 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)
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例文 · examples
光は闇を貫く。
The light penetrates the darkness.
sense 1 · to go through
大きな川がその市を貫いて流れている。
A broad river runs through the city.
sense 2 · to run through (e.g. a river through a city)
そのキリスト教徒は自分の信念を断固として貫く。
The devout Christian persists in his belief.
sense 3 · to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.)
弾丸は彼を貫いた。
The bullet penetrated him.
弾丸は仕切り壁を貫いた。
The bullet penetrated the partition.