“To go through” in Japanese
Short answer
To go through in Japanese is “貫く” (tsuranuku). Full meaning: 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).
Other ways to say “To go through” in Japanese
打ち抜く
uchinuku to go through (e.g. a wall), to penetrate, to pierce, to perforate, to bore into; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.), to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms), to join (multiple rooms) into one
貫き通す
tsuranukitoosu to go through, to pierce, to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)
通り抜ける
toorinukeru to go through, to pass through, to get through, to cut across
くぐり抜ける
kugurinukeru to go through, to pass through; to struggle through, to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.), to escape (through the cordon), to evade (the law)
射抜く
inuku to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.), to go through, to pierce, to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
撃ち抜く
uchinuku to go through (e.g. a wall), to penetrate, to pierce, to perforate, to bore into; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.), to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms), to join (multiple rooms) into one
ぶち抜く
buchinuku to go through (e.g. a wall), to penetrate, to pierce, to perforate, to bore into; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.), to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms), to join (multiple rooms) into one
潜る
kuguru to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through; to dive (into or under the water); to evade, to get around, to slip past
貫ぬく
tsuranuku 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)
貫ける
tsuranukeru 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)
打抜く
uchinuku to go through (e.g. a wall), to penetrate, to pierce, to perforate, to bore into; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.), to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms), to join (multiple rooms) into one
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