貫く

• 読み: つらぬく
• ローマ字: tsuranuku
• 漢字の分解: 貫 (kan/tsuranu) — pierce, go through, penetrate
• 発音: /tsɯ.ɾa.nɯ.kɯ/

意味

To pierce; to penetrate; to go through. Also: to stick to one's beliefs; to carry through to the end.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb with both physical and figurative meanings. Physically, it means to pierce or penetrate through something. Figuratively, it means to maintain one's principles or convictions without wavering. The figurative use is especially common, appearing in expressions like 信念を貫く (stick to one's beliefs) and 初志を貫く (carry through one's original resolve).

例文

1. 彼は最後まで自分の信念を貫いた。
2. 矢が的を貫く音が響いた。
3. どんな困難があっても初志を貫くつもりだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: determination, martial arts, personal philosophy

トーン: resolute

起源と歴史

From the kanji 貫 meaning to pierce or string together. Originally referred to stringing coins on a cord (a unit of currency), giving the sense of something running through continuously from end to end.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal