貫(つらぬ)く

つらぬく
verb (godan, transitive)
to pierce through; to carry through; to stick to
他動詞 transitiveactioncognition
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present貫(つらぬ)く貫(つらぬ)かない
Present polite貫(つらぬ)きます貫(つらぬ)きません
Past貫(つらぬ)いた貫(つらぬ)かなかった
Past polite貫(つらぬ)きました貫(つらぬ)きませんでした
て form貫(つらぬ)いて貫(つらぬ)かなくて
ている present貫(つらぬ)いている貫(つらぬ)いていない
ている polite貫(つらぬ)いています貫(つらぬ)いていません
ている past貫(つらぬ)いていた貫(つらぬ)いていなかった
ている past polite貫(つらぬ)いていました貫(つらぬ)いていませんでした
Conditional ば貫(つらぬ)けば貫(つらぬ)かなければ
Conditional たら貫(つらぬ)いたら貫(つらぬ)かなかったら
Volitional貫(つらぬ)こう—
Volitional polite貫(つらぬ)きましょう—
Potential貫(つらぬ)ける貫(つらぬ)けない
Passive貫(つらぬ)かれる貫(つらぬ)かれない
Causative貫(つらぬ)かせる貫(つらぬ)かせない
Imperative貫(つらぬ)け貫(つらぬ)くな
1. to pierce through; to penetrate
To pass completely through something from one side to the other. Used for physical objects like arrows, bullets, or roads that run through an area.
矢(や)が的(まと)を貫(つらぬ)いた。
The arrow pierced through the target.
The highway runs straight through the mountain.
The bullet pierced through the wall and came out the other side.
2. to carry through; to stick to; to persist in
To maintain a belief, principle, or course of action without wavering. Implies strong determination and consistency.
信念(しんねん)を貫(つらぬ)く。
To stick to one's beliefs.
He maintained his silence until the very end.
Despite opposition from those around her, she carried through with her own will.

貫(つらぬ)く has both a physical sense (piercing through) and a figurative sense (persisting in). The figurative sense is more common in everyday usage.

Transitivity

ASPECT (ている):
貫(つらぬ)いている indicates an ongoing state of maintaining a position or belief.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (figurative):

Forms

貫(つらぬ)き通(とお)す adds emphasis, meaning to see something through to the very end despite obstacles.