“To penetrate” in Japanese
Short answer
To penetrate in Japanese is “徹する” (tessuru). Full meaning: to penetrate, to sink in; to devote oneself (to), to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night).
Other ways to say “To penetrate” in Japanese
突き通る
tsukitooru to penetrate
染みる
shimiru to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge; to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced
射通す
itoosu to pierce, to penetrate
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
突き破る
tsukiyaburu to break through, to penetrate, to pierce
突き通す
tsukitoosu to pierce, to penetrate
貫く
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)
てっす
tessu to penetrate, to sink in; to devote oneself (to), to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
てっし
tesshi to penetrate, to sink in; to devote oneself (to), to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
突き抜く
tsukinuku to pierce, to shoot through, to penetrate
入り込む
irikomu to go into, to come into, to penetrate, to get in, to step in (a house); to become complicated
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