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貫く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
貫く
BOOST
Reading : つらぬく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to go through; to pierce; to penetrate
2. to carry out; to persist; to keep (faith); to stick to (principles); to maintain (independence)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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貫く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 62,000 (about 6,130,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7043
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
だんがん
弾丸
かれ
つらぬ
いた

The bullet penetrated him.
おお
きな
かわ
その
つらぬ
いて
なが
れている

A broad river runs through the city.
だんがん
弾丸
しき
仕切
かべ
つらぬ
いた

The bullet penetrated the partition.
つらぬく
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 198,000 (about 274,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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カン   つらぬ to pierce   
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ボ   はは mother   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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