勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)く

かちぬく
verb (godan)
to win through; to survive to the end
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.
厳(きび)しい競争(きょうそう)を勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)いて優勝(ゆうしょう)した。
They won through the fierce competition and took the championship.
この業界(ぎょうかい)で勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)くためには、常(つね)に新(あたら)しいアイデアが必要(ひつよう)だ。
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:

  • 予選(よせん)を勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)く: to win through the preliminaries
  • 競争(きょうそう)を勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)く: to survive the competition
  • 選挙(せんきょ)を勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)く: to win through an election
  • 勝(か)ち抜(ぬ)き戦(せん): elimination tournament; knockout competition

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

GRAMMAR:
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).

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