Lingaku貫く【つらぬく】
Frequency rank: 1,941.
- to go through; to pierce; to penetrate
- to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through
- to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb
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- 貫く【つらぬく】Frequency rank: 1,941.
- つらぬく
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Only in novels do you find individuals who live out their whole life with unvarying character.
What I looked up to in Shota was not his 'strength'. It was his heroic courage to put his life on the line to carry out his convictions.
3. へんじ返事をまつ待つありすアリスにむけられた向けられたのはとつぜん突然のほうこう咆哮。それはみみ耳をつらぬか貫かんばかりにするどく鋭く、てん天にとどか届かんばかりにおおきく大きくひびく響くものでした。
What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.
9. もしたかい高いおか丘がああるＡからbＢのあいだ間にあれば、ろせん路線がおか丘をこえて越えていく行くようにさせるか、とんねるトンネルでおか丘をつらぬいて貫いていく行くようにさせるか、あるいはおか丘をさけて避けてうかいろ迂回路をとるようにさせるかきめる決めるのがじゅうよう重要となる。
If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.
The devout Christian persists in his belief.
The devout Christian persists in his belief.
The devout Christian persists in his belief.
He stuck to his beliefs and accomplished a difficult task.