JLPT N1 · Verb

貫く (tsuranuku)

貫く (つらぬく, tsuranuku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to go through; to pierce”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つらぬく
Romaji: tsuranuku
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate · godan verb, transitive
to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through · godan verb, transitive
to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

光は闇を貫く。

The light penetrates the darkness.

Tatoeba #174079

大きな川がその市を貫いて流れている。

A broad river runs through the city.

Tatoeba #137712

そのキリスト教徒は自分の信念を断固として貫く。

The devout Christian persists in his belief.

Tatoeba #213263

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 貫く

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	貫く	つらぬく tsuranuku
Polite (~masu)	貫きます	つらぬきます tsuranukimasu
Negative	貫かない	つらぬかない tsuranukanai
Polite negative	貫きません	つらぬきません tsuranukimasen
Past	貫いた	つらぬいた tsuranuita
Polite past	貫きました	つらぬきました tsuranukimashita
Negative past	貫かなかった	つらぬかなかった tsuranukanakatta
Te-form	貫いて	つらぬいて tsuranuite
Potential	貫ける	つらぬける tsuranukeru
Passive	貫かれる	つらぬかれる tsuranukareru
Causative	貫かせる	つらぬかせる tsuranukaseru
Volitional	貫こう	つらぬこう tsuranukou
Imperative	貫け	つらぬけ tsuranuke
Conditional (~ba)	貫けば	つらぬけば tsuranukeba

Kanji in 貫く

貫

pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrateカン・つらぬ.く・ぬ.く · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 貫く.

貫禄かんろくpresence

Source: JMdict entry 1215070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.