くぐり抜ける

潜り抜ける

Reading

Kana: くぐりぬける

Romaji: kugurinukeru

Definitions

v1

vt

1

to go through; to pass through

2

to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon); to evade (the law)

Kanji

抜

Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ、 ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる

Meanings: slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

潜

Readings: セン、 ひそ.む、 もぐ.る、 かく.れる、 くぐ.る、 ひそ.める

Meanings: submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush

Example Sentence

四(よ)つんばいになれば柵(しがらみ)はくぐり抜(ぬ)けられるよ。

➥You can slip through the fence on all fours.