射い抜ぬく

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ぬ

く

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

shoot through; pierce with a shot

Used for shooting an arrow or bullet through something, or hitting a target precisely. Can be literal or figurative (e.g., piercing the heart).

矢やが的まとを射い抜ぬいた。
The arrow shot through the target.
彼かれの言こと葉ばが胸むねを射い抜ぬいた。
His words pierced my heart.

Written forms

射い抜ぬくUsage79%
Standard kanji spelling.
射いぬくUsage13%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
射い貫ぬくUsage7%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 射抜く is preferred.
いぬくUsage1%

Kanji

射shoot, shine into, onto
抜slip out, extract, pull out
貫pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate

Similar words

射いる
射る is a general verb for shooting an arrow; 射抜く emphasizes shooting through or piercing the target.
貫つらぬく
貫く means to pierce or go through in a broader sense, not necessarily by shooting; 射抜く specifically involves shooting.

Etymology

Compound of 射 (i, 'shoot') + 抜く (nuku, 'pull out; go through'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys shooting through or piercing a target.