Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to go through, to pierce, to penetrate.
  2. to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through.
  3. to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
貫く つらぬく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate
つらぬ.く カン ぬき (Late Jr. High, N1)
do not, must not, be not
ブ ム はは (Kentei 1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)