Japanese

つらぬく
Meaning: to pierce; to stick to (beliefs); to carry out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 貫く 貫かない
Polite 貫きます 貫きません
Past 貫いた 貫かなかった
Polite + Past 貫きました 貫きませんでした
Te-form 貫いて 貫かなくて
Potential 貫ける 貫けない
Passive 貫かれる 貫かれない
Causative 貫かせる 貫かせない
Causative + Passive 貫かされる 貫かされない
Imperative 貫け 貫くな

Handwriting

貫
く

Example sentences

He stuck to his beliefs until the end.
彼はどんな時でも、現場主義を貫いている。
He sticks to a hands-on principle at all times.
彼は己が信念を貫いた。
He stuck to his own beliefs.
一閃の光が夜空を貫いた。
A flash of light pierced the night sky.
彼は生涯、主君への忠誠を貫いた。
He maintained his loyalty to his lord throughout his life.
彼は最後まで自分の美学を貫いた。
He stood by his own aesthetic sense until the very end.
世俗に染まらず、自らの信念を貫くことは容易ではない。
It is not easy to remain untainted by the world and stick to one's beliefs.
彼は大衆の意見に迎合することなく、自分の信念を貫いた。
He stuck to his beliefs without catering to public opinion.
彼は平和主義を貫き、決して武力行使に賛成しなかった。
He adhered to pacifism and never agreed to the use of armed force.
仮令反対されても、私は自分の信念を貫く。
Even if I am opposed, I will stick to my beliefs.

Usage Notes

Can mean physically piercing something or metaphorically maintaining a principle or style.

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