貫く

つらぬく

Meanings

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

もし高い丘がＡからＢの間にあれば、路線が丘を越えて行くようにさせるか、トンネルで丘を貫いて行くようにさせるか、あるいは丘を避けて迂回路をとるようにさせるか決めるのが重要となる。
If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.
悲しみが彼の胸に貫いた。
His heart was pierced with grief.
ボクが憧れたのは翔太部長の『力』じゃない。体を張ってでも信念を貫こうとする雄々しい勇気だったはず。
What I looked up to in Shota was not his 'strength'. It was his heroic courage to put his life on the line to carry out his convictions.
ある人物が不変の性質で全人生を貫くということは小説の中だけの話だ。
Only in novels do you find individuals who live out their whole life with unvarying character.
トムは生涯独身を貫いた。
Tom remained single all his life.