勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)く

かちぬく
verb (godan)
to win through; to survive to the end
他動詞 transitiveactionevaluation
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)く勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)かない
Present polite勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)きます勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)きません
Past勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)いた勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)かなかった
Past polite勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)きました勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)きませんでした
て form勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)いて勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)かなくて
ている present勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)いている勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)いていない
ている polite勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)いています勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)いていません
ている past勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)いていた勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)いていなかった
ている past polite勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)いていました勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)いていませんでした
Conditional ば勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)けば勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)かなければ
Conditional たら勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)いたら勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)かなかったら
Volitional勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)こう—
Volitional polite勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)きましょう—
Potential勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)ける勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)けない
Passive勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)かれる勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)かれない
Causative勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)かせる勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)かせない
Imperative勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)け勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)くな
1. to win through; to survive to the end; to advance by winning
To keep winning through successive rounds of competition and advance to the end. Also used figuratively for overcoming a series of challenges to achieve final success.
予選(よせん)を勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)く。
To win through the preliminary rounds.
They won through the fierce competition and took the championship.
To survive in this industry, you always need new ideas.

A compound verb formed from 勝(か)つ (to win) and 抜(ぬ)く (to go through to the end). The 抜(ぬ)く element adds the nuance of continuing through to completion — not just winning once, but winning repeatedly to reach the final goal.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 勝(か)ち残(のこ)る: to win and survive — emphasizes surviving rather than advancing
  • 勝(か)ち進(すす)む: to advance by winning — emphasizes forward progress through brackets
  • 生(い)き残(のこ)る: to survive — broader, not limited to competition

Common patterns

Godan verb (く row). The noun form 勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)き is commonly used as a modifier: 勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)き戦(せん) (knockout tournament).